Ittan-momen

Ittan-momen (一反木綿, "one bolt(tan) of cotton") is a Tsukumogami formed from a roll of cotton in Japanese myth. Most has been handed down to the Kagoshima Osumi district. The Ittan-momen "flies through the air at night" and "attacks humans, often by wrapping around their faces to smother them."

In popular culture

• In the anime/manga series, Inu x Boku SS, one of the characters; Renshō Sorinozuka, is an Ittan-momen.

Further reading

• "Ittan-momen". Kaii-Yōkai Denshō Database. 

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