The poems were classified into the following categories based on Kokin Wakashu (A Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry): Spring (two volumes), Summer, Autumn (two volumes), Winter, Celebration, Separation, Journey, Elegies, Love (four volumes), and Miscellaneous (six volumes).
構成は古今和歌集を基とし、春（上・下）、夏、秋（上・下）、冬、賀、別、羇旅、哀傷、恋（四巻）、雑（六巻）からなる。