You can take the Kishigawa train line to ... from all over Japan — and all over the world. They wanted to meet and have their photo taken with the cap and badge-wearing cat. Tama became famous.

KISHIKAWA, Japan (CNN)-- Tama is a 9-year-old calico cat, who used to live a simple life ... the last stop on what had been a failing train line. That all changed when the Wakayama Electric ...

Japan's obsessive ... Today, there is a gift shop with Tama-themed merchandise, and the trains running on the station’s line are painted with images of the beloved cat. - Resource ...