{"id":1015,"date":"2019-04-05T03:58:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T02:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2019-04-05T03:58:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T02:58:13","slug":"tama-the-station-master-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/index.php\/2019\/04\/05\/tama-the-station-master-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Tama the Station Master Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The highlight of the trip to Wakayama was visiting the Wakayama Electric Railway company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This company operates a small line between Wakayama and Kishi that is notable in that it provides public transport to a number of shrines and temples. Sadly shrines and temples didn&#8217;t provide enough revenue so they had to come up with another reason for people to use the, somewhat rural, railway. So they made a cat the station master at Kishi Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tama the cat served for several years as station master but died of old age. A couple of similar cats Nitama (literally Tama 2) and Yontama (Tama 4) take turns. This is Nitama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2080\" height=\"2360\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_tama.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1124\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_tama.jpg 2080w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_tama-264x300.jpg 264w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_tama-768x871.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_tama-903x1024.jpg 903w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2080px) 100vw, 2080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The station at Kishi has also been remodelled to look like a cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4168\" height=\"2184\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_tama_station.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1125\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_tama_station.jpg 4168w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_tama_station-300x157.jpg 300w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_tama_station-768x402.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_tama_station-1024x537.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4168px) 100vw, 4168px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The trains have also been remodelled in interesting ways. This is the Ichigo Densha or the Strawberry Train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2620\" height=\"1940\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train.jpg 2620w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train-768x569.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train-1024x758.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2620px) 100vw, 2620px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train_outside.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train_outside.jpg 3840w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train_outside-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train_outside-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train_outside-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And this is the Tama the Cat Train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2845\" height=\"2570\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1118\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train.jpg 2845w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train-300x271.jpg 300w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train-768x694.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train-1024x925.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2845px) 100vw, 2845px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3456\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train_outside.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1120\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train_outside.jpg 4608w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train_outside-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train_outside-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train_outside-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4608px) 100vw, 4608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3456\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train_inside.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1122\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train_inside.jpg 4608w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train_inside-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train_inside-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_ichigo_train_inside-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4608px) 100vw, 4608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3456\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train_inside.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1119\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train_inside.jpg 4608w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train_inside-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train_inside-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rail_cat_train_inside-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4608px) 100vw, 4608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highlight of the trip to Wakayama was visiting the Wakayama Electric Railway company. This company operates a small line between Wakayama and Kishi that is notable in that it provides public transport to a number of shrines and temples. 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