powdered-milk:“As a publicity stunt, in 2007 the city of Kinokawa made a calico cat named Ta
powdered-milk: “As a publicity stunt, in 2007 the city of Kinokawa made a calico cat named Tama the stationmaster of its local train station. Ever since, Tama has been a major tourist attraction for people across Japan and all over the world. Tama has been a merchandising bonanza for Kinokawa, putting pictures of Tama on anything that stays still for long enough. That includes a special train, the たま電車, or Tama Train. It’s less of your everyday commuter train and more like a cat lady’s living room, minus the cats.” -- source link