Hachune Miku goes to Tottori

Hachune Miku goes to Tottori

YONAGO, Japan - A 2-meter-tall papier-mache version of Hachune Miku (R), a popular ''vocaloid'' character with origins in a voice synthesizer software product, is transported to Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2010, to promote local leeks as she typically waves leeks held in her hand. On the left are Yonago City's leek character Yonegizu. (Kyodo)

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