In some shrines, instead of using a hi-ogi fan, a mai-ogi fan, used for dancing to zokugaku (vulgar or common music, as opposed to gagaku court music) is decorated with cords to look like a hi-ogi fan.
神社によっては檜扇の代りに俗楽の舞踊の舞扇に檜扇と同様の飾り紐を付けたもので舞う場合もある。