The Sheraton Grand Ocean Resort is not quite in Miyazaki, but the city does have a population of 400,000.  Fukuoka, has 1.54 million people, more than the whole state of Hawaii, which has around 1.44 million, Having to wake up at 5AM, we had a quick breakfast, caught a taxi to Miyazaki Station, and boarded the train to Oita. We took this longer route because we once came to Miyazaki from Fukuoka using this slower path and saw the most spectacular Fall Colors in our life.  Unfortunately, my camera was on the wrong setting, and we did not get much.  However, reminiscent of Hokkaido, there was not much to view this time.  A few mountain settings where the colors were just beginning to change, an occasional wow scene, but not that overwhelming display of nature we earlier experienced.  On this trip: Train whizzing past a tree. We had a scary transfer at Oita.  When our Miyazaki train arrived, there was our Sonic train waiting, with the exact car number on our ticket just across the way.  S