Funeral for stationmaster cat Bus held in Fukushima Pref.

Funeral for stationmaster cat Bus held in Fukushima Pref.

A funeral for former stationmaster cat Bus is held at Aizu Railway's Ashinomaki Onsen Station in the city of Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, on May 1, 2016, with around 300 people in attendance. The female cat, who became the honorary stationmaster in 2008 and was succeeded by Love the previous December, died on April 22, at an estimated age of 18, equivalent to 100 in human years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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