They emphasize Utai (the chanting of a Noh text) in their dignified performance style, and they are also called 'Utai Hosho' (literally, 'chanting Hosho') because of their unique chanting characteristics.
重厚な芸風で謡を重視し、その独特の謡の魅力から「謡宝生（うたいほうしょう）」とも呼ばれる。