Every spring, a resurrection occurs in the Echigo-Tsumari area of Japan’s Niigata prefecture.

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Ysabelle Cheung is a writer and editor based in Hong Kong. Her arts writing can found in ArtAsiaPacific, ArtReview, Artforum and Hyperallergic. You can follow her at @ysabellecheung on Twitter and Instagram.
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