They wore hitatare (a jacket with a neckband directly and vertically sewn which is worn together with hakama, a long pleated skirt worn over a kimono), or suikan (a costume for males made of simple cloth), wore the headgear of court nobles, held swords with white rolling sheaths, and presented their songs and dances, while disguising themselves as men (as time went by, it was quite often that they wore costumes with color).
白い直垂・水干に立烏帽子、白鞘巻の刀をさす（時代が下ると色つきの衣装を着ることも多かった）という男装で歌や舞を披露した。