Box 1:

A. describes Echigo as having a climate most tourists do not associate with Japan

B. states that foreigners often refer to Echigo as a land of sunshine and cherry blossoms

C. explains how laborers need to be hired in Echigo to cut tunnels through the snow

D.states that villagers in Echigo have to work together to prepare for the long winters

Box 2:

A. directly states that Echigo is shut off from the rest of Japan

B. describes how the citizens of Echigo had limited resources

C. gives examples of classic literature that comes from Echigo

D. reveals the sort of housing that people in Echigo build