Kishimai is a bugaku (court music and dance) directed by the family head of Abe clan and others, and was danced mostly in uniforms of military officers, such as ketteki no ho (open sleeve seams outer robe) at events such as Daijo-sai Festival (a festival to celebrate the succession of an emperor).
吉志舞（きしまい）とは大嘗祭などで、阿倍氏の当主等が監督して、闕腋袍（けってきのほう）等、主に武官の服装で、踊られた舞楽。