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Meet Yontama, The New Cat Stationmaster In Japan's Kinokawa
- Thursday January 8, 2026
- Lifestyle | Written by NDTV Lifestyle Desk
The responsibilities of the Yontama largely involve greeting passengers, posing for pictures, and presiding over the station while wearing a cute stationmaster cap and regalia
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Train Stationmaster Cat 'Nitama' Dies In Japan, More Than 500 Attend Funeral
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Nitama, who oversaw the Kishigawa Line operated by Wakayama Electric Railway Co., passed away on November 20 at the age of 15.
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Three Years After Death, Japan's Cat Stationmaster's Legacy Lives On
- Thursday June 21, 2018
- Offbeat | Japan News-Yomiuri
The fame of Tama, the popular calico cat stationmaster of a railway station in Kinokawa, Japan, has been spreading overseas. Tama was named the head of Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line operated by Wakayama Electric Railway in January 2007. She attracted a great deal of interest and made a significant contribution to preserving the line and incre...
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Stationmaster, Tourist Magnet, Cat: Tama Dies in Japan
- Thursday June 25, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A cat that served as nominal stationmaster on an obscure Japanese branchline, bringing thousands of extra tourists and spawning a merchandising goldrush has died, a railway spokesman said today.
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Meet Yontama, The New Cat Stationmaster In Japan's Kinokawa
- Thursday January 8, 2026
- Lifestyle | Written by NDTV Lifestyle Desk
The responsibilities of the Yontama largely involve greeting passengers, posing for pictures, and presiding over the station while wearing a cute stationmaster cap and regalia
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www.ndtv.com/lifestyle
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Train Stationmaster Cat 'Nitama' Dies In Japan, More Than 500 Attend Funeral
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Nitama, who oversaw the Kishigawa Line operated by Wakayama Electric Railway Co., passed away on November 20 at the age of 15.
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www.ndtv.com
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Three Years After Death, Japan's Cat Stationmaster's Legacy Lives On
- Thursday June 21, 2018
- Offbeat | Japan News-Yomiuri
The fame of Tama, the popular calico cat stationmaster of a railway station in Kinokawa, Japan, has been spreading overseas. Tama was named the head of Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line operated by Wakayama Electric Railway in January 2007. She attracted a great deal of interest and made a significant contribution to preserving the line and incre...
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www.ndtv.com
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Stationmaster, Tourist Magnet, Cat: Tama Dies in Japan
- Thursday June 25, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A cat that served as nominal stationmaster on an obscure Japanese branchline, bringing thousands of extra tourists and spawning a merchandising goldrush has died, a railway spokesman said today.
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www.ndtv.com