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The original railway station master was Tama, who ran Kishi Station for eight years with her assistants Miiko (her mother) and Chibi (her sister). https://en.w
by Stratoscope 9y ago
The original railway station master was Tama, who ran Kishi Station for eight years with her assistants Miiko (her mother) and Chibi (her sister).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tama_(cat) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tama_(cat)
Before passing on a couple of years ago, Tama trained Nitama to perform her duties, so the station remains in good paws.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/japan/articles/New-cat-stationmaster-appointed-at-Japanese-train-station/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/japan/ar...
- sohkamyung 9y agoThe Economist ran a wonderful obituary on Tama when she died in 2015 [1] [1] - [ http://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21656623-tama-stationmaster-kishi-station-and-vice-president-wakayama-electric-railway-died http://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21656623-tama-station... ]
- Stratoscope 9y agoThat really is a wonderful piece of writing, thank you for sharing it!