The best view of mt. Fuji that I’ve ever seen! (Short 4K Bonus Video)

Shot at the Daikanzan Observatory, next to Hakone.

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FAQ:
Where are you from? Are you Japanese?
- I am Swedish.

For how long have you lived in Japan?
- I came to Japan in 2008.

Why did you move to Japan?
- I was interested in Japan since I was a child, largely thanks to growing up playing a lot of (Japanese) videogames as well as a brief interest in anime during my teenage years. When I finally came here for the first time I felt that it was a really nice and interesting country, and I decided to do what I could to move here permanently.

How did you get a visa to Japan?
- It's complicated and my case is quite different from most, as I've always been self-employed. But basically, as long as you can show the immigration authorities that you have a stable income, there's usually a way. Personally, I was here on journalist visas until a few years ago when I got married. Now I have a spouse visa.

Do you work in Japan?
- Yes, I'm a photographer. Currently, most of my work is related to tourism and travel in Japan, but I also do portrait photography as well as documentary work. I used to write news stories and articles about Japan as well, mostly for newspapers in Sweden, but for the last 3-4 years, my work has been almost exclusively about photography. Sometimes I appear on TV too.

What camera do you use?
- My live walks are recorded with my phone, a Samsung S21 ultra, mounted on a DJI OM4 Gimbal. 4K videos are mostly shot with an iPhone 12 Pro Max but sometimes also a DJI Osmo Pocket or DJI Pocket 2. For my "real work", I mostly use a Nikon Z7, but I also have a Z6, Fujifilm X-T3, Leica Q, Sony RX1R mk II and Ricoh GR III that comes with me from time to time.

What advice would you give to someone wanting to move to Japan?
- Study, learn a skill that's in demand in Japan. There are plenty of available jobs here. Some knowledge of the Japanese language would also help a lot, not just to get you a job, but also so that you can actually enjoy life while living here as well.

How did you learn Japanese?
- I went to language school in Tokyo for one year in 2010-2011. After that, I've also taken some online courses and studied on my own.

How many languages do you speak?
- Swedish, English and Japanese reasonably well, and also a bit of German, as I lived there before coming to Japan.

Will you make bicycle videos?
- No. Streaming and interacting with my viewers while riding a bike would be too dangerous.

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[faylehmann]

Spectacular view of Mt Fuji. Thanks for posting it.

[WalkKorea]

wow`~~~~ shot but very cool~~~~ FUJI is very buetiful~~~

[rosemary]

Hello again from the U.S.Thank you so much for sharing the beautiful views. You were there at the right time to capture the beauty of Mt. Fuji.Enjoy your time with your family. Take care you and yours.

[Ferovka]

Wow!! 🤩 beautiful!
Thank you so much for sharing!

[jarihult]

Beautiful view, no need more to say, arigato 👍!!!

[wynn]

Yes a shot of Mt Fuji
Thanks very much for that

[LemifromJapan]

Wow..! So beautiful..! I love Mt. Fuji. I'd love to see it like that one day🗻🗻☺️✨

[michelrobillard]

Yes, it's à good view👍.Thank you to
share this picture☺

[eukaryote-prime]

Wow, what an awesome view. I saw Mt Fuji a few times. On the Shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo, from the ferris wheel in Yokohama, but the best view I got was riding the classic roller coaster at Fuji Q highland on the ascent.

[aryogono]

That is truly an awesome vantage point. 😯🗻👍🏽

[Elonquin]

Can't say I ever had a much better view than this. This is a very clear day, I usually had some clouds in the way or around the top.

[奥津勝平]

I was born in Odawara, closest city to Hakone, and have been to Hakone many times, but I have never had the view of Mt. Fuji from that angle.
It's so beautiful !

[martincole]

Brilliant, Have a good break and Happy Xmas

[colintyrrell]

yep - definitely a great view - I have never seen it this clear- good one TE.

[tonyliem]

I just felt like I was looking at an expensive nature painting lol 😆 good job TE.

[quiet]

TE and ME and the rest of the family (not to mention the community members - also missing Laura!): I wish you all Happy Holidays! TE I followed you for a very long time, I am so grateful for your passion (will never forget you exclaiming breathlessly reporting on a lockdown...which 'was not' and you were beyond crazy angry). Please accept my apology for not "joining" the membership or offering any other financial support.
For what it is worth, at least you have me in Total awe of you and I will carry on following as long as you continue to create and offer for free here on this platform.
Bahar from Letchworth. ❤

[FlexxenRandomPlaces]

You can see the Hakone caldera too! And the weather mate.. you don't get to see that every day. It's an undisturbed view 😁

[mr.miyazaki]

It has its own heavy gravity and its visages change with the moods of Earth and Heaven... What an awesome f'n view, excusez mon Francais!!

[KpopListener]

What a view! I guess you're staying in Japan since the year is almost ending?