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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. For my “real work”, I mostly use a Nikon Z7, but I also have a Z6, Fujifilm X-T3, Leica Q 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.
Can you show your face?
– I prefer to keep a bit of privacy here on YouTube, at least for the time being. I do streams exclusive to my Patreon followers from time to time where I show my face though, so if you are really eager to see what I look like, and if you want to support the channel as well, you should consider joining me there. http://www.patreon.com/tokyoexplorer
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By the way. I bought a new DJI POCKET and the new generation can be used for live Youtube streaming, connected to your phone's wifi, and also as a monitor with your phone. It might be worth your consideration. Its small size makes it less visible on the street and makes it easier for you.
Hello from New Zealand 😀👍
Happy Father's day!
Happy Father's DAY!
miss the Convenience store in JP >< hahah
hello TE, it was too early for me but I really like this walk. Hope you share a perfect Father's Day with your family ! enjoy !
and sorry no chat ? gone ? missing? lol
love it
One day, hope you can visit Taiwan , Happy Father's Day
来週新宿行こうかな。
Such a nice day in Tokyo now, happy father's day.
Shame I could not attend. My shifts are too demanding right now. When my vacation starts, I'll have time again.
I like the thumbnail lol
夕方配信だったら山手線止まってしまって大変でしたね。
I appreciate your commentary during the walks 😊don’t let them affect you👍🏻
I was happy to catch the first hour live, finishing now. Your talking videos are the best & what got me hooked to the channel, keep it up and thank you for continuing to stream the past year. And Happy Father’s Day TE! 😊
Oh Yeaaaaaah! Very good, my friend.
YOYOGI PARK PLEASE
Thank you TE ! I miss those days in Shinjuku and Yotsuya. 1:07:13 This was just the meeting place for our first date 40 years ago. My wife came here from Tsurumakionsen by Odakyu-line. I came here from Kamihoshikawa in Yokohama by Sotetsu,Tokaido and Yamanote-line. At that time there was no direct trains from Yokohama to Shinjuku. So I needed to change trains at Shinagawa. I was very happy she made lunch boxes for our first date. 1:16:12 When I worked at Gotenba in Shizuoka, I sometimes get off buses at the bus stop in front of Odakyu Halc to go back to Kawagoe via Ikebukuro. 1:21:25 My wallet was stolen when I got drunk and fell asleep on an alley of Kabukicho. I needed to go back my appartment near KeioNagayama in Tama-city by a taxi. So I handed my business card to the taxi driver then paid the fare a couple of days later. 3:10:43 Shinmichi alley is the most popular one for Sophians. I miss the restaurant 3:12:22 Bambi and am surprised it is still there. My wife and I graduated from Sophia.
There are other channels without commentary and i only kept this one BECAUSE of the commentary. But something is weird with the image quality. Stabilization doesn't work well and seems like there is too much contrast or auto-whitebalance/exposure coming in and out too much.
Happy Fathers Day TE ! Loved today’s walk which we watched on catch up . We love that you talk on your walks – in fact that’s the reason we love them the best on utube !
Happy Father’s Day TE! Did your daughter give you a card and a slice of cake?
1:21:00 kenshi yonezu song haha i love it, love your video too
Another epic walk! Very enjoyable 😁 Well maybe not the bathroom break, the bladder of steel let you down this time 🤣 Interesting chat about music near the end, I also don't like ABBA but I do really like First Aid Kit who if you don't know are also Swedish. I definitely recommend them! Arigatou gozaimasu 😊🙏🏻
Socialized via replay. Thanks for not make a shout out to my humble person. And sure I try to improve my skills in "cooking myself" also to skip snacks in my country. 🤣 anyday is fathers mothers aunts uncles day if there's a kid. 😉 being same age I feel sorta left out see you all talk about your kids but best wishes from who wants and isn't granted
The baby topic made me open some snack after midnight but that's fine. Love handles for the win. As a single. Best wishes hope all who will be able to walk with you irl happy duckling 🐥Dorkling walk nah bad joke but we sit virtually on your shoulders while watching holding our device in hand if have no PC.. anyways .. and yeah there is only one German group I enjoy and they don't even sing German in majority… can't serve other stereotypes also .. as my mind is open to fit others that's why im a loner ..high five on liking the smiths 🖤 walking memory lane also cuz of reasons and yes, love needn't be perfect but a match that's true and it's good you found one
But as said taste is as diverse as global society is . I would let listen my kids to the originals but there is also some lullaby renditions of bands I think it's named rockabye baby or so… and idk if I had a deja vus after the fanservice moment … or my mind is wrecked after recent heat wave and re naming so nie 😉 and there was no better angle on the spaceship building but nevermind. I used wired 🍎 pods even as sleep silence substitute .. and spoilt my poor 🍑 to SH overear wireless mainly for painting.. which I don't do anymore but … the goods of living in a thin wall house. I won't be able to level up I guess but re what one likes needn't be work. The pay tax donation system seems to support local producers and craftsman
Feliz día del papá 🙂
Best take always:
Read FAQ everyone
Pizza with pineapple yummy
Man walking backwards funny
Korea Town nice area
Stopping COVID talk
New Patreon members
Three hours of excellent commentary
‘I will need a lot of motivation for longer walk’ 3 hours
First time using basket in conveni store
Rare trash can in park
Draft beer in can
Strong bladder
Live bathroom stream
Happy Father’s Day
No rain!
Thank you for allowing vote in chat.
lovely street, nice walk tour indeed, big like, many thanks !
It's great, I like it.
Man, whatta cool walk- kudos!
For my own TE Highlights Reel:
1) Couple mistakes TE for FB's
Mark Zuckerberg, unaware you speak nihongo. I can see their point! Please see my own story under TE's reply (but I can't stand Mark Zuckerberg, I woulda been a bit offended).
For my own TE Highlights Reel- 'Sabisu Shotto'
Adds new meaning to the term Live 'Stream' (ahem!)- here I go w/lyrics again: 'Today my bladder let me down, I had a restroom reveal right there in town.
The one strong friend I thought I'd found, today my bladder let me down… (Apologies to Merle Haggard, iconic American singer/songwriter)
Honorable Mention Awards to:
3) 'Yeah, we could do that- a live stream where all my viewers join me on camera. We'd be like 600
dorks all walking in a line around Tokyo!' (In 'Forrest Gump', Tom Hanks is joined on his marathon, multi-trip, coast to coast trek by hundreds of fans, hungry for his every word. Gotta love it!)
Finally! An answer to an old question: 'Do you like ABBA's music?' "No- just because I'm Swedish doesn't mean that I have s_ _ t taste in music." (Thank God, TE- I'm so relieved!) I love that you're into Scottish Indie Pop and Norwegian singer/ songwriters. My ethnic identity and my kinda music, man.
Nice to hear that you enjoyed Berghain / German techno. Same here, best dance/audio experience ever.
And, I was also the great fan of The Smiths / Morrissey ;D (esp. How Soon Is Now)
Great! I had travel around this area, to see the video feel i go back here again!
I like it when you talk.
The view looks a bit dark. Adding more light will be very attractive.