Opening events held in Fukushima town ahead of anime museum launch

Opening events held in Fukushima town ahead of anime museum launch

Two visitors look at exhibits of animation character figures on March 28, 2015, at one of opening events to celebrate the April 1 launch of animation production company Fukushima Gainax's "Museum of Fantasy and Art - Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha" in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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