The Shinegawa Monkey

The shinegawa monkey is an old monkey who speaks human language. He lives in a tiny town in gunma prefectire and scrubs guests' backs at hot springs. As time passed, the memory of that hot springs town began to fade. No matter how vivid memories may be, they can't conquer time. But now, five years later, i've decided to write about it, based on the notes i scribbled down back then. If that incident hadn't taken place, i might well not be writing this.