One of the three lions is a female (in Japanese, "mejishi"), and many local communities have a dance program called "Mejishi Kakushi" where two male lions fight with each other for a female lion.
3匹のうちの1匹は女獅子（雌獅子）と呼ばれ、雄獅子が雌獅子を奪い合う女獅子隠しという演目を持つところが多い。