[Sangetsu]

There is no shortage of photographers in Japan. Besides the huge number of pros already working here, there are countless amateurs as well, it will be hard for a non-Japanese to compete in such an environment.

Even if you are lucky enough to find occasional work, you might be surprised at how little it pays. I would love to work as a pro too, but teaching English pays better.

Since I have no hope of being a pro photographer, I went into hardware side of the business. I have a home-based business exporting camera and movie equipment. Photography would be more fun, but I make a lot more money selling cameras than I can make selling pictures.