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Commercial Photography in Japan - How to get started?
I'm a commercial photographer over here in the UK, looking to move over to a town similar in size to Nottingham.
So far, I've narrowed it down to Fukushima/Niigata or something similar in size.
I know that contacts are a great thing to have, but I have none in Japan at the minute. So, how would I resume my work over there when I move?
Ok: I should've said before. I have a degree in commercial photography and so meet the perquisites of a visa. Ignoring the financial aspect of it, I was thinking more along the lines of agencies and the like or going alone. I think I have my answer here, but let's see what else people can say.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
You have a portfolio then. Start with that. You will of course need to redo it to work here, different ideas.
Honestly unless you are fluent those places will be really isolating. Basically no one there will speak English fluently, I don't know of any agencies there and finding work and accommodation will be very tough without serious contacts or an employer.
Being closer to Tokyo will be required I think. Look at Chiba or Saitama?
Plus you have the visa issue as well as the cash issue (do you have 15,000 sterling?)
Thinking about getting an apartment from scratch etc loads of cash needed.
Plus the visa. Freelancer is tough you can self sponsor but it is a little complicated. Have to prove ability to support yourself.
Take to the japanese embassy
Source(s): Lived 5 years in Tohoku. - Vinegar TasterLv 71 decade ago
You need a work visa to work in Japan. To get the work visa you need a job offer before you get there. And you just can't move there,period. Japan is in the middle of a big recession, and even many Japanese are having a hard time making ends meet. Unless you have a special skill a Japanese doesn't have, jobs will always go to a native Japanese first. And I can tell you there are thousands of unemployed photographers there right now.
Sorry if I sound too negative, but you're in for a big let down if you think you can just soldier your way into the country.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You need a certain visa to stay in Japan more than 6 months if you are UK citizen. Journalist visa is one of possibility but mainly speaking, standard working visa would be best and easier to get. You have to make a contract with some Japanese company for supporting your visa as a guarantor.
Without any supporter or guarantor in Japan, it is quite impossible to get any visa to Japan.
- thecheapest902Lv 71 decade ago
You can't get working visa for Japan unless you are hired by a Japanese company. Are you working for a company there or are you a free lancer?
You can't work as a free lancer in Japan, in short.
If you want to work for a company, just try to find your potential employer. But I don't think companies hire employees only for photographing. I have never heard of a Japanese employee only for photographing.
