Virtual pop singer Hatsune Miku among characters featured in Kyoto exhibition

A unique exhibition opened Wednesday in Kyoto, featuring famous anime and manga characters as well as other icons of Japanese pop culture drawn in the style of traditional Japanese paintings.The exhibition, titled "We will inherit Japan," shows a total of 35 pieces by local artists that incorporate characters such as "Black Jack" created by the late manga artist Osamu Tezuka and virtual pop singer "Hatsune Miku" in replicas of traditional works by Rimpa-style artists and Ito Jakuchu, an 18th-century painter.The event at a Takashimaya department store in Kyoto's Shimogyo Ward was planned by …READ FULL ARTICLE