In many manzai, the performers use a folding fan like "maisen" (folding fan for dancing), but in Mikawa manzai they often use a "chukei" (a kind of folding fan in nogaku, when we see the closed one from the side, its end is spreading).
多くの萬歳は舞扇のような扇子を用いるが、三河萬歳は中啓（能楽で使う扇の一種で、閉じた状態を横から見た時に先が広がっている）を用いる場合が多い。