In Kamigata rakugo (from the Kyoto and Osaka area), it is usual to include the music of a geza (background musician) in every genre of rakugo as the hamemono (musical accompaniment for stage effect) during the storytelling, but in Tokyo (Edo rakugo) it is not.
上方落語では噺の途中にはめものとして下座の音曲が利用されることがふつうであり、この点が東京とは異なる。