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Returning to Satta-Toge Pass for Blue Hour and My First Sunrise of the Year・青の刻と今年初めての朝日を求めて、薩埵峠へ再び

Join me on a quiet blue hour and sunrise photoshoot at Satta-Toge Pass (薩埵峠) in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

This photoshoot begins at 4:00 a.m. in near-total darkness and continues through sunrise into the golden hour until around 7:30 a.m. Accompanied by my border collie, I braved the cold January morning while capturing long-exposure photographs using both my Pentax K-1 II and Fujifilm X100V.

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Passing By by matt.kueh

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[pix4japan]

Returning to Satta-Toge Pass for Blue Hour and My First Sunrise of the Year・青の刻と今年初めての朝日を求めて、薩埵峠へ再び

I returned to Satta-Toge Pass in the early hours to finally capture the light trails I missed on my first visit, arriving well before dawn to watch them emerge beneath Mount Fuji. The reward of a winter visit was a snow-capped peak and crystal-clear air, but more than anything, I was simply glad to share the quiet, cold morning with my border collie as the first sunrise of the year unfolded.

光跡を撮るために再び薩埵峠を訪れ、澄んだ冬の空気の中、愛犬とともに今年初めての朝日を静かに見守りました。

Location: Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Timestamp: 2026/01/04・04:38

Fujifilm X100V with 5% diffusion filter

23 mm ISO 160 for 480 sec. at ƒ/14

Velvia/Vivid film simulation

Read my full write-up (1-minute read) with sources for a deeper dive: https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20260104-satta-toge

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Cavendish colours, by Brandon Hunt photo

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Red Light, by Louis

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new camera day!