Web1 A stationmaster is a person who keeps a train station running smoothly. At Kishi Station in western Japan, however, the stationmaster is not a person at all窶琶t is a cat named Tama! 2 As a kitten Tama was a stray without a real home. She spent most of her time at Kishi Station. A nearby grocery store owner gave her food. WebMay 13, 2024 · Mr. Toshiko Koyama who managed the station as an inofficial station master is the owner of a grocery store next to Kishi Station. He took care of Tama. In 2007 it was decided on a whim to …
The Station with a Cat as Its Stationmaster: Wakayama Electric …
Tama (Japanese: たま, April 29, 1999 – June 22, 2015) was a female calico cat who gained fame for being a station master and operating officer at Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. See more Tama was born in Kinokawa, Wakayama, and was raised with a group of stray cats that used to live close to Kishi Station. They were regularly fed by passengers and by Toshiko Koyama, the informal station manager at … See more Tama died on June 22 2015, at the age of 16, of apparent heart failure at an animal hospital in Wakayama Prefecture. After her passing, … See more Tama appeared in a documentary about cats titled La Voie du chat in French and Katzenlektionen in German by Italian filmmaker Myriam … See more • List of individual cats • Stubbs, an American cat appointed honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska • Tibs the Great, British Post Office's "number one cat" • Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, the title of the official resident cat of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom See more The station was near closure in 2004 because of financial problems on the rail line. Around this time, Koyama adopted Tama. Eventually the decision to close the station was withdrawn after the citizens demanded it to stay open. In April 2006, the newly-formed See more Nitama On January 5, 2012, Tama's official apprentice, named "Nitama" ("Second Tama") was revealed. Born in Okayama City in 2010, Nitama was rescued from under a train car and adopted by Okayama Electric … See more • Tama on Twitter See more WebMay 27, 2008 · - Tama works nine to five and takes Sundays off A loss-making Japanese railway company is back on track thanks to the popularity of a stray cat. Wearing a black … on the rainy river symbolism
The Story of Tama the Station Master - Japan
http://kansai-odyssey.com/tama-the-cat-super-stationmaster/ WebJul 8, 2024 · Finally, at the age of 16, Tama the Cat passed away. Of course she had a funereal, which attracted some 3,000 people including the governor and mayor of Wakayama. After her death, Tama had one last … WebAs station master her primary duty is to greet passengers. The position comes with a stationmaster’s hat; in lieu of a salary, the railway provides Tama with free cat food. The publicity from Tama’s appointment led to an increase in passengers by 17% for that month as compared to January 2006; ridership statistics for March 2007 showed a 10 ... on the raise 意味