Cat Stationmaster At Japanese Railway Station Celebrated, Mourned At Huge Shinto Funeral (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

The cat that had been appointed stationmaster at a Japanese railway was mourned by rail workers at a large funeral and given the title of "honorable eternal stationmaster."

Tama died of heart failure early in June. The calico was well-known for bringing tourism dollars to the Kishigawa railway line and saving it from bankruptcy.

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