A calico cat named Yontama has officially taken up duties as the third feline “stationmaster” at a Japanese railway station – continuing a quirky tradition that has attracted thousands of tourists and revived the local rail service.
Yontama was appointed on 7 January with a small ceremony at the Kishi Station at Kinokawa in Wakayama prefecture. During the event, the railway company, Wakayama Electric Railway Co, also introduced Rokutama, the newest cat to join the line as a stationmaster-in-training, local media reported.
