Cat station masters attend cultural property ceremony

Cat station masters attend cultural property ceremony

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A bronze registration plate commemorating the designation of Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Idakiso Station inspection ground as a Japanese tangible cultural property is unveiled in Wakayama, western Japan, on July 17, 2014, with the station's feline "station master" Nitama (L) and Kishi's "station master" Tama in attendance.

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  • 2014/7/17 00:00:00
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