The Yaotome of Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Itsukushima-jinja Shrine was renowned in the old days and today Yaotome mai (dance by Yaotome) performed at Miho-jinja Shrine, Kotohira-gu Shrine, and Toyokuni-jinja Shrine are also well known.
古くは春日大社や厳島神社の八乙女がよく知られていたが、今日では美保神社や金刀比羅宮、豊国神社の八乙女舞も有名である。