June 28th, 1984

Japanese Letter Text:

山田え
この手紙 みたら すぐ うごけ
この きっぷ もって 国でつタカツキ駅に はいれ
8じ19分の 真都ゆき かく家てい車に のれ
19ふんのれへんかうたち 35分や
責色の でん車や
うしろから 2つめの 京都え むかって ひだりがわの
○印の とこに すわるんや どちらでも ええ
でん車にほ 山田 ひとりで のれ
○印 あいてへん かったら きぶん わるい ゆうて
どいて もらうんや
バッグ だせるように まど あけて せんろの よこ
大さか
京都
京都ゆき かく駅てい車 青色
みとれ
1メートルしかくの 白い はた みたら パッグを
そとに ほおりだせ
京都まで いって はた なかったら やりなおしや
けいさつえ いいおったら グリコと おなじやで
やりなおしの ときは またれんらく する

English Translation:

To Yamada
As soon as you read this, move immediately
Take this ticket and go to Takatsuki Station
Take the 8:19 Kyoto bound train that stops at every station
It is a yellow train
Get on the second car from the back and sit on the left side
marked with the circle. Either circle is fine.
Ride the train alone, Yamada
If the seats in the circled area are not available, say that you feel sick and have someone give up their seat.
Sit on the side with the tracks and open the window so that you can throw out the bag.
Perceive
Once you see the 1-meter square, white flag,
throw the bag out the window
Go to Kyoto, and if there is no flag, then do it again
When you retry, contact me

On June 28th 1984 a phone call from the criminals directed investigators to a bus stop guide board where an envelope was found, taped to the back.

In the envelope, along with the letter was Katsuhisa's voice recording on tape. As well, the criminals provided a ticket for the 340 yen section of the train.