Around 20 years ago, I was driving through the mountains one night.

I passed over the Budo Pass in Nagano from Kormi town, and a little further down the road I spotted a person standing

in the middle of it. I slowed down as I approached and that person was waving both hands at me,

like they were trying to get my attention.

Did they have an accident? I wondered. I continued to slow down, but then that person took off running over

a nearby bridge and then disappeared down a side road. I followed slowly, and when I turned

to the side road, I saw that person again. They were still waving both arms in the air towards

me. I entered the side road and, again, the person took off running.

However, this time, I decided not to follow.

Like, if this person had been involved in an accident and wanted my help,

then you'd think they would approach the car, right?

So why did they keep running away?

The more I thought about it, the more it scared me, and so I drove away.

I sometimes wonder what might have happened, though, if I kept following that person deeper into the mountains.

Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A Devlin, and welcome to this week's episode of Koabana,

true Japanese scary stories from around the internet.

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