Tama (cat)

Tama
An orange, black and white cat, wearing a collar and a small hat, sat on a chair decorated like a strawberry.
Tama in February 2007, wearing her station master's hat
Other name(s)たま
SpeciesCat (Felis catus)
BreedCalico cat
SexFemale
Born(1999-04-29)April 29, 1999
Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
DiedJune 22, 2015(2015-06-22) (aged 16)
Iwade, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Nation fromJapan
OccupationStation master
Twitter account
Notes
Died of apparent heart failure

Tama (Japanese: たま, April 29, 1999 – June 22, 2015) was a female calico cat who gained fame for being a railway station master and operating officer at Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.[1]

  1. ^ Wong, Hiufu (24 May 2013). "The cat that saved a Japanese train station: Meet Tama, Japan's cutest stationmaster, and her adorable cat-shaped station home". CNN Travel. Retrieved 27 May 2013.