Feline stationmasters bring in business to struggling railway in Hiroshima; Station sees over 5,000 visitors in six months

Yamato, (left), and Chidori, at the Stationmaster Ryoma memorial hall in front of JR Shiwaguchi Station in Hiroshima. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

HIROSHIMA, (Japan): Six months have passed since two cats were appointed as the stationmaster and deputy stationmaster of a train line in Hiroshima, with the hope of attracting business. So far, the move seems to have worked.

JR Shiwaguchi Station is on the Geibi Line in Hiroshima.