Hello! Boys and girls in the camp.

I have grandchildren of the same age. So I read your mail with special interest. How nice it will be when you and my grandchildren communicate over the Internet and cultivate friendship. I wish the our peaceful relation will continue.

I live in Rumoi city which is an international port. Russian ships sail in and out almost everyday. So we see many Russian sailors enjoy shopping in Rumoi. They bring crab, timber, coal from Sakhalin and from Primorie such as Vladivostok, Oliga, etc. to Rumoi. In return, they bring back Japanese cars heaping it on deck.

I hope that our friendship will be strengthened with your help. I sincerely wish your health and happiness.

I will answer for questions raised by Regina and Lena.

I hear that Yakutsk is situated in latitude 63 north on the bank of Lena River, one of the coldest place in the world. Your grandfather must have very difficult time when he was a soldier. Please give my best regard to him. I am sure you two are strong enough and will not be affected by the cold.

Question 1. Whether my family know about my situation?
Question 2. Could I wrote a letter from the camp to Japan?

I arrived there December 1945 and was allowed to write a postcard in January. This postcard was delivered to my family in Japan on April 20, 1946. Only at that time, my family knew that I was captured in the camp in Siberia. I was allowed to write 5 postcards during 4 years of my life in the camp.

Question 3. How I or they felt when we met again?

My parent died while I was young. So those who came to see me after 10 years of absence were elder brother, younger sister and nephews and nieces. I could recognized my brother at once but could not recognize other people. So I felt very sad about it. All of them were very glad that I came back home.