Ittan Momen - 一反木綿 - [Yokai | Tsukumogami]

Ittan Momen (JP: 一反木綿)

• About this Yokai: a dangerous Tsukumogami (Haunted Antique) bolt of thin, unused white cotton cloth that's 1 tan in length (about 10.6 meters in length by 30 centimetres in width) – it's really long. – It slithers through the air like a serpent at twilight, it strangles and suffocates unsuspecting people to death, scary! - Though, If you're a friend to yokai, perhaps it will give you a ride instead.

• History: Yokai similar to Ittanmomen, (& sometimes labeled as such) appear in some of the earliest Hyakki yagyo Emaki picture scrolls among other yokai, interestingly they have furry hands and feet as if its an animal hiding under the cloth (often said to be a tanuki) this wasn't uncommon at all in early yokai scrolls.

There are also a legends from Kagoshima prefecture having to do with sightings of cloth-shaped, unidentified flying objects. see: the yokai database for more on that. – (incidentally I can name more than a few cryptids & aliens that resemble this too, we call it the shmoo phenomena!) - The yokai's modern 'flying carpet'-like appearance is largely thanks to Shigeru Mizuki's Gegege Kitaro where it appears as a regular cast member.

Sticker Art by @Samkalensky (yo thats me!) - Part of my Night parade of 100 Demons - Yokai & Japanese folklore sticker collection, weather resistant 4" Glossy sticker. Check my shop & follow @samkalensky for many more!