Ittan-momen

Ittan-momen

nihongo|Ittan-momen|一反木綿, "one-tenth hectare of cotton" is a ghostly phenomenon from the folklore of Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, which flies through the air at night and attacks humans.

The "ittan-momen" became well-known throughout Japan as one of the main characters in the comic series "Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō".

References

*cite web | work=Kaii-Yōkai Denshō Database | title=Ittan-momen | url=http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiCard/2180776.shtml


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