Funeral ceremonies were held at the cemetery captured Russian officers in the Japanese city of Matsuyama

Such ceremonies are held at the cemetery in Matsuyama each year. A special role in the care of him playing local high school students, there are monthly clean leaf litter, brush and wash sites. In Matsuyama in a very humane containing a total of 6000 Russian prisoners who had quite a wide margin. Lower ranks were organized collective trips, they can be hired and good living. Officers summoned from home wives, they had the right to make free walk without an escort, and even go to the hot springs. The story of the passionate novels of Russian officers with Japanese girls. Testimony of one of them was recently found in a pond strewn in Matsuyama gold 10-ruble coin, on which are engraved the names of Ensign Michael Kostenko and fell in love with his nurse Takeba Naka.

As a result of the war 1904-05. in Japanese captivity were more than 74 thousand Russian soldiers and officers. Some part of them died of wounds or disease. Cemeteries of Russian soldiers almost everywhere carefully tended local residents, in particular, the parishioners of the Orthodox churches. Caught in Russian captivity Japanese also held in a very humane conditions. In particular, in a camp in the village of Bear near St. Petersburg acted orchestra Japanese prisoners, who played on homemade instruments, and gave concerts of the Russian public.