"Prisoners are not criminals. They fought for their country and lost in the war. Respect their pride and restrain your attitude not to insult them on impulse." On March 4th,1904, when Ehime prefecture was chosen again to be a place of the POW camp for Russians after having Chinese POWs from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5, it addressed a public announcement how to receive Russian POWs.

• I was surprised to see many graves of Russian Soldiers there in the cemetery. I didn't know their graves are here so close to where I live and they actually lived here about 100 years ago. I want to look at Matsuyama's history again.

  Mr.Kazuya Masuda

• Russian Memories

  I was not born during Russo-Japanese war. It is hard to imagine how they lived in Matsuyama. I haerd they were allowed to go out and go swimming.
  

  Mr. Hiroki Ochiai

• What do we need?

  When I visited the grave yard, it seemed that I could hear the sad voice of soldiers who fought for their country and never returned to their hometown.The voice told us stories about lives of POW in Matsuyama.I am vexed that the soldiers including
  
  Young people who will support futuer Japan always have to keep in mind so that we never repeat the nightmare of war.

  Mr. Takeru Iwamoto

Russian POWs relaxing at the Concentoration Camp On October 16th, 1904, they freed their birds in the cage, after knowing the Japan-Russo Peace Treaty were anounced.