Betobeto-san
A Japanese yokai or supernatural entity from Nara and Shizuoka prefectures that manifests as an invisible presence following people who walk alone at night. Betobeto-san is one of the more benign yokai in Japanese folklore, causing no direct physical harm but creating an unsettling sense of being stalked through the darkness. The creature is said to prefer dark, rural roads and mountain paths, where its victims become aware of disembodied footsteps echoing behind them. The name Betobeto-san is onomatopoeic, deriving from the sticky or tacky sound of footsteps on a path. According to traditiona