Tama (cat) - Wikipedia
Tama (Japanese: たま, April 29, 1999 – June 22, 2015) was a female calico cat who gained fame for being a railway station master and operating officer at Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
I visited a cat train station in Japan’s countryside. Here’s how you ...
2024年4月28日 · This post focuses on how to ride the cat-themed Tamaden train in Wakayama and visit the cat train station in Japan. The Japan travel itinerary provided is great for anyone looking for an easy way to visit Japan’s countryside or who wants to …
The Cat Stationmaster of Kishi Station - Travel Japan
Take a ride along the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line and meet the cat stationmaster of Kishi Station (Wakayama), Japan’s most famous and adorable stationmaster.
The cat who saved a Japanese rail line - BBC
2019年5月22日 · Meet Yontama, the latest in a line of feline stationmasters that has helped save the Kishigawa railway line in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture, a largely mountainous and rural part of the country...
Riding Japan’s Cutest Cat Train to Meet the Station Meowster
2024年5月10日 · Would you take a 1.5-hour train in the Wakayama (和歌山) countryside just to see a cat? Many people would, and many have! In fact, it was thanks to a beloved cat, Tama, that one railway line was revitalised and saved from closure.
What It's Like to Ride Japan's Cat Café Train - Atlas Obscura
2017年9月11日 · Three kittens clamber over a cat train passenger. Adler traveled about 90 minutes outside of Tokyo to hop this train, which left from the small city of Ōgaki. He is quite familiar with...
The Station with a Cat as Its Stationmaster: Wakayama Electric …
However, since 2007, a cat has been serving as stationmaster at Kishi Station on the 14-kilometer-long Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line, which connects Wakayama City and Kinokawa City in Wakayama Prefecture in the Kinki region.
Kishi Station (Wakayama) - Wikipedia
The Wakayama Electric Railway operates three cat-themed trains: Strawberry, Tama, and Toy. [7] The feline stationmaster works on Friday–Tuesday (10am–4pm) and is off duty on Wednesday and Thursday.
Station Master Tama The Cat - Zooming Japan
2018年5月13日 · From JR Wakayama Station (~ 90min. from Osaka) it’s very easy to get to the train that will bring you to JR Kishi Station. Just follow Tama’s foot pawsteps! Tama is a calico cat (mikeneko, 三毛猫).
Japan's First Cat Stationmaster! Riding the Luxurious Cat Museum Train …
These trains, operated by Wakayama Electric Railway, are famous for Japan's first cat stationmaster, "Tama." Although Tama has passed away, Nitama and Yontama are now active. ...more. I took...