Kishi Station

Kishi station is a nice quick detour south of osaka. It's a fun themed station with the cat station master (tama). There's not much to do outside of the station, so expect about 15-30 minutes of entertainment.

Station Master Tama is world famous in Japan!

cutest trains and station master in all the world

There are 3 (or 4) trains running on this route, the cat train, strawberry train and toy train on the day we visit. The ticket cannot be purchased at the ticket office of Wagayama JR station. You can only get the ticket on the Platform (platform 9). you will need to tell the staff at the gate that you are travelling on the train so they can get you into the platform area. Buy a day pass if you want a return ticket. Once get to the terminus, there is really a cat in the shop/museum. Also tried the cat cafe next door. the appearance of the food are also "cats". Once arrived, suggest you visit the cafe and make your order first, then go and visit the shop. you can spend about 30 minutes there and then take the next theme train back.

visited on a rainy day and the cat is cute