Externally, the organization monopolized the rights of professionals such as heikyoku (the music played on Heike biwa as accompaniment for the recitation of Heike Monogatari), sankyoku (so [thirteen-stringed Japanese zither], jiuta shamisen [a genre of traditional songs with samisen accompaniment] and kokyu [Chinese fiddle]), shinkyu and anma massage.
外部に対しては、平曲(平家琵琶)及び三曲(箏、地歌三味線、胡弓)、あるいは鍼灸、按摩などの職種を独占していた。