Writes Matayoshi: "The gravesite was not at all easy to locate, but I managed to get there with the help of local villagers. As I stood in front of the grave, I felt strangely uncomfortable at the fate of the victims.
「由村民嚮導，千辛萬苦才找到統埔村的琉球人之墓，站在墓前，始終無法抹去莫可名狀的感慨。