Japan is so a lot better at transit than the USA. Not solely have they got high-speed rail over there, however they’ve stations with one of the best stationmasters round: Cats. The nation’s Kishi Station has lengthy been well-known for its feline stationmaster, Tama, who handed away again in 2015 — however her legacy has carried on, with Kishi Station welcoming its third-generation station cat this month. That is Yontama, who was simply promoted to the station’s prime job in accordance with the Japan Information.
Kishi Station is positioned within the southern Japanese mainland, south of Osaka within the prefecture of Wakayama, and it was very practically shuttered the mid-2000s on account of low ridership. By 2006, just one worker remained on the station: Tama, the calico cat who acted as stationmaster. Tama’s recognition introduced Kishi Station again from the brink, to the purpose that it was fully demolished and reworked in 2010 — with a brand new design in Tama’s picture.
Tama, Nitama, Yontama, and extra
When Tama died in 2015, she was promoted as soon as once more — from station grasp to native Shinto god. She did not depart Kishi Station with out corporeal assist, nevertheless, as her successor Nitama (Tama 4) was formally inaugurated as her successor. When you’re questioning about Tama Three, she was despatched to Okayama for “coaching” and the station beloved her a lot they refused to offer her again. Her title, Solar-tama-tama, is outwardly a pun that does not actually translate to English.
When Yontama is not on shift, her juniors Gotama (Tama 5) and Rokutama (Tama Six)Â cowl for her. These two additionally work over at Idakiso Station, a couple of miles down the road, the place Yontama additionally labored till her promotion at Kishi. We deserve station cats like Tama, Yontama, and all the remainder right here within the states; not less than, we’ll as soon as we now have prepare stations worthy of them. Please, somebody, convey high-speed rail to the States so we will have cats run our stations. Think about how a lot better our lives could be.
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