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Capture your Okinawa trip with your own private photographer. Enjoy a relaxed one-hour photoshoot along the beaches and streets of Chatan, and take home professionally edited photos of you, your partner, friends, or family.
★★★★★
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From
¥ 44,000
Per Booking (5 people)







First of all, this is a genuinely private session. Your Okinawa private photographer works with your group alone, so there is no rushing, no queueing, and no sharing the hour with strangers. Over one relaxed hour, you are guided to the most photogenic corners of Chatan while the photographer handles the angles, the light, and the posing for you. As a result, even people who normally freeze in front of a camera end up with images they are genuinely happy to share.
Moreover, Chatan is one of the most photogenic places on the island. The white sand and turquoise water of its beaches sit right beside the palm-lined seawall and the bright, mural-covered streets of Mihama American Village, where the atmosphere feels closer to the Pacific coast of California than to mainland Japan. Because of this, a single hour gives you several completely different backdrops without a long walk between them. Alternatively, if there is another part of Okinawa you would rather be photographed in, simply tell us when you book and we will do our best to arrange it.
Best of all, your photographer speaks both English and Japanese, so directions, posing tips, and small talk all flow easily throughout the session. Afterwards, you receive a gallery of high-resolution, professionally edited images, ready to print or post. Therefore, whether you are on your honeymoon, celebrating an anniversary, travelling with three generations of family, or simply visiting Okinawa for the first time, this is the easiest way to come home with photographs worth framing. Yukata rental can also be arranged separately on request for a distinctly Japanese touch.
Gather at the meeting point in Chatan to meet your private photographer and talk through the shots you want.
Start on the white sand with the turquoise East China Sea behind you, the signature Okinawa backdrop.
Move along the palm-lined promenade for open sky, ocean horizons, and relaxed candid shots.
Finish among the murals, neon signs, and colourful facades of Mihama American Village.
Walk away with a gallery of high-resolution, professionally edited images of your Okinawa trip.
Shot by a photographer who knows exactly where the light falls best in Chatan, and when.
Solo, a couple, or a family of five, the price stays the same for the whole private session.
Beach, ocean, and the bright streets of American Village, all within an easy walk.
Clear direction and easy conversation throughout, in whichever language you prefer.
Ideal for honeymoons, anniversaries, family trips, milestone birthdays, and solo travellers.
Chatan Tourist Information Center, Mihama American Village
16-2 Mihama, Chatan Town, Nakagami District, Okinawa 904-0115, Japan
Your photo session begins in Chatan, on Okinawa’s west coast, about 40 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Please note that Okinawa’s monorail does not reach this area, so most guests arrive by rental car, taxi, or by local bus along Route 58. Free and paid parking is available throughout Mihama American Village. For maps, parking information, and details on what else to see nearby, please refer to the official Chatan Town Tourism Association guide to Mihama American Village.