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Funeral Held in Japan for Cat Stationmaster Nitama, with 500 Fans Bidding Farewell

Around 500 mourners honored Nitama, the cat who promoted the Kishigawa Line as Honorary Special Stationmaster and died at age 15 last month.

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Hundreds of fans bid farewell to Nitama, the beloved feline stationmaster of Kishi Station, who served the Wakayama Electric Railway. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Funeral held in Japan for cat stationmaster Nitama, with 500 fans bidding farewell

Hundreds of fans bid farewell to Nitama, the beloved feline stationmaster of Kishi Station, who served the Wakayama Electric Railway. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Funeral Held for Feline Stationmaster ‘Nitama,’ with 500 Fans Attending to Bid Farewell

A funeral was held for feline stationmaster Nitama at Kishi Station on Wakayama Electric Railway Co.’ s Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Saturday.

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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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