US EditionJapan railway names third cat stationmaster
Yontama, the third feline stationmaster at Kishi Station, continues a tradition that has increased tourism and helped sustain the Kishigawa Line since 2007, company officials said.
- On Wednesday, a calico cat named Yontama was appointed the third feline stationmaster at Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported.
- The Kishigawa Line's tradition began with Tama in 2007, attracting tourists from home and abroad and inspiring other local railways to appoint animals, the company said.
- At the inauguration, Wakayama Electric Railway President Mitsunobu Kojima placed a medal engraved with Yontama's title around her neck and presented her appointment letter, drawing applause as Yontama responded with a `Meow.`
- On the same day, Gotama was appointed at Idakiso Station and Rokutama was introduced as a new employee, while two other cats currently work for the railway.
- The newly appointed Yontama is a nine-year-old female who served at Idakiso Station since 2018, filling the post left vacant after predecessor Nitama died last November and became honorary stationmaster.
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Kishi Station, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is back to news after the appointment of the Yontama Cat as the new station manager of the Kishigawa Line, operated by Wakayama Electric Railway Co.
Yontama, a four-year-old tortoiseshell cat, has been appointed as the new stationmaster of Kishi Station on the Kisigama Line in Japan. According to footage circulating on social media, the well-fed feline and his two assistants were installed on January 7th in an unusual ceremony attended by railway workers, the president of the railway company that operates the line and local fans. The newly appointed cat represents the third generation of fou…
Cat Stationmaster Inauguration Ceremony Held in Wakayama Pref.; Yontama Take Charge at Kishi Station
WAKAYAMA — The inauguration ceremony for Yontama to become the third feline stationmaster of Wakayama Electric Railway Co.’s Kishi Station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, was held on Wednesday.
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