Singer Fuji holds art exhibit at museum in Akita Pref.

Singer Fuji holds art exhibit at museum in Akita Pref.

AKITA, Japan - Singer Ayako Fuji indicates one of her artworks, which is among a number of her pieces on exhibit at Hirafuku Memorial Museum of Art in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, on April 1, 2014. The exhibit runs through April 20.

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