In late 2025 a family travelled around Kumamoto Prefecture by motorhome. The route covered the Kurokawa hot springs, the cave bath at Shinmeikan, the Susugendzi plain near Mount Aso and the Jigoku hot spring with its Suzume-no-yu bath. An overnight stay at the Horei-no-Yado motorhome stopover cost 2,000 yen without electric hook-up. The Ariake ferry from Nagasu port to Tahira port took about 45 minutes and cost around 5,000 yen for a vehicle with four passengers.