AKB48 pop group member sings 'enka' song in Hiroshima

AKB48 pop group member sings 'enka' song in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misaki Iwasa, a member of the popular pop group AKB48, performs a Japanese "enka" ballad, "Tomonoura Elegy," outside the city hall of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Feb. 18, 2014. Tomonoura, a scenic spot in the Seto Insland Sea of Japan, is famous for being the setting for Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "Ponyo."

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