We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Similar to how West Virginia's mountainous train ride belongs on any wildlife lover's bucket list, Japan's Wakayama Electric Railway is an ...

Move over, America—Japan has us totally beat when it comes to public transportation. Not only do they have lightning-fast bullet trains, but they’ve also got the most adorable stationmasters you’ll ...

A former “stationmaster cat” in a rural Japanese town has recently been appointed “chief priest” of a shrine in Kinokawa in Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture. Nitama, who gained international attention for ...

Japan is so much better at transit than the United States. Not only do they have high-speed rail over there, but they have stations with the best stationmasters around: Cats. The country's Kishi ...

A journey through a country where felines are revered, adored and sometimes seen as actual demons. Ceramic maneki neko, or “welcoming cats,” at Gotokuji, a temple in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo that is ...