Hokkaido woos tourists through campaign in Singapore

Hokkaido woos tourists through campaign in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Alan Lim (L), area vice president of Singapore Airlines, and Sapporo Deputy Mayor Tadafumi Inoue pose in front of a bus decorated with images of vocaloid Hatsune Miku and local products of Japan's Hokkaido on Oct. 3, 2014, in Singapore. The campaign for Japan's northernmost prefecture continues through Dec. 25.

Vocaloid character Miku to promote Sapporo

Vocaloid character Miku to promote Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda (L) and Crypton Future Media Inc. President Hiroyuki Ito shake hands in Sapporo on Dec. 2, 2010, after signing a contract to use singing vocaloid character Hatsune Miku (picture in the back) to promote the city.

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.

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)

Hokkaido woos tourists through campaign in Singapore

Hokkaido woos tourists through campaign in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Alan Lim (L), area vice president of Singapore Airlines, and Sapporo Deputy Mayor Tadafumi Inoue pose in front of a bus decorated with images of vocaloid Hatsune Miku and local products of Japan's Hokkaido on Oct. 3, 2014, in Singapore. The campaign for Japan's northernmost prefecture continues through Dec. 25. (Kyodo)

Vocaloid character Miku to promote Sapporo

Vocaloid character Miku to promote Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda (L) and Crypton Future Media Inc. President Hiroyuki Ito shake hands in Sapporo on Dec. 2, 2010, after signing a contract to use singing vocaloid character Hatsune Miku (picture in the back) to promote the city. (Kyodo)