Ittan Momen (一反木綿)

Ittan Momen is a flying youkai resembling a strip of white cloth. Kitarou and friends often ride on him when traveling. The original ittan-momen is a spirit from Kagoshima Prefecture myth which wraps itself around the faces of humans in an attempt to smother them. Ittan Momen first appears in the story The Great Youkai War (Shounen Magazine version).