Cat Serves As Stationmaster in Japan.

Posted by Excellent in Animal, Video Clips on May 25, 2007 at 12:46 pm


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Back in January, Japan Probe posted about Wakayama Electric Railway’s decision to appoint a cat named Tama as a stationmaster. According to a news report, Tama has become a major tourist attraction, drawing many visitors who ride the Kishigawa Line’s special strawberry motif train.

Tama is now the centerpiece of Kishi Station, sitting upon his thrown and wearing a cute little cap while people take his picture. The station’s shopowner, who cares for Tama and two feline deputy stationmasters, carries him out to the platform to wave goodbye to each train as it leaves. Awww…how cute.

You can watch the news report here [YouTube].

As seen on Japan Probe.


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7 comments to "Cat Serves As Stationmaster in Japan."

  1. dithie
    May 25th, 2007 at 2:07 pm

    *throne*

  2. Vexorg
    May 25th, 2007 at 2:57 pm

    "For dis u die in ur sleep"

  3. Ali S.
    May 25th, 2007 at 6:19 pm

    Sweet Mummra....

  4. Kateri
    May 25th, 2007 at 8:10 pm

    I thought calicos were she's, not he's.

  5. megmeg
    May 25th, 2007 at 10:22 pm

    Calico cats are almost always female, but there are some rare exceptions, so maybe it is a male? I couldn't tell if the video mentioned the sex because my Japanese isn't that advanced yet.

    On a side note, orange/ginger cats are almost always male, with rare exceptions being female.

  6. ted
    May 25th, 2007 at 10:52 pm

    What was thrown that the cat sits on?

  7. Alex
    May 26th, 2007 at 12:18 am

    This cat got a better deal than Tiddles, the cat who presided over the women's bathroom in Paddington station, London.


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