The himuro hut is filled with snow (readying the himuro) on the last Sunday of January, taken out on June 30 (himuro-opening) and then in Kanazawa City and surrounding areas, people eat himuro manju (a bun with a bean paste filling), which is said to imitate ice, as they pray for good health on July 1.
1月の最終日曜日に氷室小屋に雪がつめられ（氷室の仕込み）6月30日に雪を取り出す（氷室開き）そして、金沢市とその周辺では、7月1日に氷を模したと言われる氷室饅頭を食べ健康を祈る。