Cat named stationmaster of unmanned station on the Wakayama Electric Railway
One railway knows how to generate some good PR:
KINOKAWA, Wakayama — A 7-year-old cat called Tama has been named a special stationmaster at a railway station here by the local Wakayama Electric Railway.
Two other cats were named deputy stationmasters at the same Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa. Stationmaster Tama, wearing a railway cap, and two other cats often welcome passengers at unmanned Kishi Station.
The operator of the shop at the station has been keeping the three cats. Wakayama Electric Railway officials will give cat food to them as a reward for their “work.”
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January 8, 2008 (Tuesday)
Tama is a stationmaster in Kishi-eki.
The stationmaster of Kishi-eki is a tortoiseshell cat.
The cat's name is Tama.She became to a stationmaster of Kishi-eki (Kishi station) in January 5, 2007.
Her mission was pulling many guest.Kishi-eki got little guests.
Kishi-eki was poor.New stationmaster: Tama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xf2LAFdbMIStationmaster-cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmdwxdMpxg8She became to the super stationmaster in January 5, 2008.
Because she pulled many guest!Ref.
-The stationmaster is cat, Tama. Cat stationmaster came in Wakayama Dentestu Kishikawa-sen Kishi-eki:Garbagenews.com (in Japanese)
-Mainichi-Shinbun: Cat stationmaster worked in a year. She worked up by her merit. (in Japanese)
-Kishi-eki - Wikipedia (in Japanese)
