Cat Serves As Stationmaster in Japan.

Back in January, Japan Probe posted about Wakayama Electric Railwayâ€™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 Lineâ€™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 stationâ€™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. Awwwâ€¦how cute.

You can watch the news report here [YouTube].

As seen on Japan Probe.

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May 25, 2007 at 12:46 pm by Excellent
Category: Animal, Video Clips

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

dithie
May 25th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
*throne*
Vexorg
May 25th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
“For dis u die in ur sleep”
Ali S.
May 25th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Sweet Mummra….
Kateri
May 25th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
I thought calicos were she’s, not he’s.
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.
ted
May 25th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
What was thrown that the cat sits on?
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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