A Cat Employed As A Stationmaster Died And Got A Beautiful Funeral
RIP Tama.
After eight years within the place of stationmaster on the Kishi Railway Station in Japan, Tama the cat was farewelled in a gorgeous funeral on Sunday. She was sixteen.
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Prior to her employment, Tama lived close to Kishi Station as a stray cat, and received to know and was ultimately adopted by neighbourhood grocer Toshiko Koyama.
In 2006, Koyama was named stationmaster after the Wakayama Electric Railway chosen staff from close by companies to run its stations in a price-chopping measure. The subsequent yr, Tama usurped her proprietor to tackle the place.
As stationmaster, Tama greeted passengers and established a successful cafe and souvenir store in her identify. She is credited with bringing in a big quantity of income for the railway after guests flocked to see her.
She was paid in cat meals.
Tama died of coronary heart failure earlier this month, and was farewelled at a ceremony on Sunday attended by O,000 co-staff, associates, and followers.
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The president of the Wakayama Electric Railway, Mitsunobu Kojima, spoke on the funeral, thanking Tama for her achievements.
Tama pictured with Mitsunobu Kojima in 2010.
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