Railway unveils new 'cat stationmaster' building

Railway unveils new 'cat stationmaster' building

WAKAYAMA, Japan - People gather at the newly renovated Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line, famous for its cat ''stationmaster'' Tama, in Wakayama Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2010. Wakayama Electric Railway Co. unveiled the building which has a cat-shaped exterior and an interior with decorations of Tama, who has attracted tourists from across Japan.

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