Shishi is the mai-goto specific to the three programs of "Shakkyo (in Noh)" (Stone bridge, Noh Play), "Mochizuki" (The Full Moon) and "Uchito mode" (The Pilgrimage), and is always danced with drums as the accompaniment.
獅子は「石橋(能)」「望月」「内外詣」の三番にのみかぎられる太鼓入りの舞事である。