JR Hōhi Line (豊肥本線) was resumed train operation on Saturday, August 8, 2020 between Higo-ōzu Station (肥後大津, Kumamoto) and Aso Station (阿蘇, Kumamoto), which has been disrupted due to the disaster of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake.
![Resumed operation of JR Hōhi Line between Higo-ōzu and Aso after 4 years and 4 months](https://en.wtmnews.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/large_map_en_JP_20200808_Aso-840x630.png)
As a result, Hōhi Line resumed operation on all lines between Kumamoto and Ōita for the first time in about 4 years and 4 months from April 2016.