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INTEREST: Wakayama Elects Nitama As New Cat Stationmaster




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SpacemanHardy



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 10:56 pm Reply with quote
Congratulations Nitama! I'm sure you'll do Tama-Chan proud. Anime catgrin
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 11:04 pm Reply with quote
Omedetou, Nitama-san! Smile
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Silver4000



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 1:40 am Reply with quote
It's funny that the cat's called Nitama, will the next one be named Santama?
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Hikarunu



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:17 am Reply with quote
"a cat is fine too"
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Lactobacillus yogurti



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 4:09 am Reply with quote
She had been appointed as Tama's successor a long time ago. It's just that after Tama's passing, it became official.
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CG



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:33 am Reply with quote
Does anybody know what happened to Tama's sibling, Chibi? Shouldn't these things stay in the family?
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here-and-faraway



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:18 am Reply with quote
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Tama became "Tama Daimyojin" at her funeral, a title that designates the cat as a local deity. She was also bestowed the title "honorable eternal stationmaster."


I think that is so sweet.

And good luck Nitama!
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Hameyadea



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:27 pm Reply with quote
If we take the cat's name and Westernize it, it will be Tama the Second or Tama II. The start of a new ruling legacy in Japan's rail transportation?
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Ninjajake12



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:37 pm Reply with quote
Just another reason I love Japan.

Good luck to Nitama, and I wish him/her good health!
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Ahirue



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:18 pm Reply with quote
Ninjajake12 wrote:
Just another reason I love Japan.

Good luck to Nitama, and I wish him/her good health!


Nitama is a lady stationmaster cat! The vast majority of calico cats are female, since it takes two X chromosomes to make the calico pattern. :3 Male calico cats have the XXY chromosomal abnormality.

And congratulations Nitama! May you do your local patron deity proud.
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Ninjajake12



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:14 pm Reply with quote
Ahirue wrote:
Ninjajake12 wrote:
Just another reason I love Japan.

Good luck to Nitama, and I wish him/her good health!


Nitama is a lady stationmaster cat! The vast majority of calico cats are female, since it takes two X chromosomes to make the calico pattern. :3 Male calico cats have the XXY chromosomal abnormality.

And congratulations Nitama! May you do your local patron deity proud.


Thanks for the clarification Smile I read the article and couldn't find the gender of Nitama lol.
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Sariachan



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:02 pm Reply with quote
When I'll return to Japan I must find the time to visit this station since I love cats! ^^
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:11 am Reply with quote
I wish they would have this line of succession for Akitas at the Shibuya train station since Hachiko was so famous there.
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