Tama (cat)

Tama
Tama in February 2007, wearing her station master's hat
Other nameたま
SpeciesCat (Felis catus)
SexFemale
Born(1999-04-29)April 29, 1999
Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
DiedJune 22, 2015(2015-06-22) (aged 16)
Iwade, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapan
OccupationStation master
Twitter account
Notes
Died of apparent heart failure

Tama (Japanese: たま; April 29, 1999 – June 22, 2015) was a female calico cat who gained fame for being a railway station master and operating officer at Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.