sentences:  The work, an immediate best seller that eventually encompassed seven chapters when a second volume was published in 1841, covers a wide range of local topics from the varieties of snow to the customs, lifestyles, local dialects, industries, and folk tales of Japan's snow country.The text covers 123 themes from multiple angles and is also richly illustrated with detailed sketches.—a gesaku writer and brother of Santō Kyōden—assisted with publication of the text.