Yaotome refers to 8 female shrine media called miko who serve gods mainly by performing sacred music and performing a dance called kagura (also known as Miko kagura - dances by shrine maidens) and mikomai (female Shinto dance where the young girls each carry a small baton with bells).
八乙女（やおとめ）とは、主に神楽や舞（いわゆる巫女神楽・巫女舞）をもって奉仕する8人の巫女のこと。