# Family kimono photoshoot

> The whole family in kimono, starting from a rental shop with children’s sizes and walking to a shrine approach or temple lane close by. Dressing is timed before the session; rental is per person and separate.

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- Type: Photo · Family photoshoots
- From: $300
- Duration: 30 min
- You receive: 15 edited photos within 3 days

## What is included

- 15 edited photos
- A studio with children’s sizes, near the route
- A short walking route with breaks
- Private online gallery within 3 days

## Add-ons

- Kimono rental & dressing — +$55
- Hair & make-up artist — +$100
- Extra hour — +$150
- Reel add-on — +$120
- Drone add-on — +$235
- Express 24 h delivery — +$80
- Mandarin-speaking assistant — +$70

## Dressing a family takes longer than the shoot

The longest part of a family kimono day is getting dressed. A rental shop needs roughly 30 to 60 minutes per adult, less for children, and shops near Kiyomizu-dera and Gion in Kyoto or Asakusa in Tokyo get busy from about 10 am. For a family of four, book the first fitting slot and plan the 30-minute shoot to start straight after.

Kimono rental is not included in the session price. Our add-on is $55 per person including dressing, and most shops also have children's kimono and simple hakama for small boys. Very young children are easier in a lighter yukata-style outfit, and comfortable shoes in the bag save the walk between locations.

Kimono are usually returned the same day, often by 6 pm, so the shoot happens in daylight. In Kyoto the slopes of Ninenzaka and the Yasaka Pagoda are quiet before 8 am but rental shops are not yet open, which is why most kimono sessions run mid-morning. Around 15 November, Shichi-go-san fills shrines with Japanese families in kimono, which is festive but busy.

You receive 15 edited photos in a private online gallery within 3 days. The price covers the shoot, editing and travel within the city booked; temple entry fees and rental are separate. Hair and makeup for adults can be added for $100.

## Places

- [Asakusa](https://www.komorebis.cc/services/family-kimono/asakusa.md)
- [Kyoto](https://www.komorebis.cc/services/family-kimono/kyoto.md)
- [Hakone](https://www.komorebis.cc/services/family-kimono/hakone.md)

## Frequently asked questions

### From what age can children wear kimono?

Most studios dress children from about three. Younger ones can wear a simple jinbei or their own clothes in matching colours, which also saves a meltdown halfway through. Children dress in about 15 minutes, adults in 30 to 60.

### Is November a good month?

Lovely, but busy: on the weekends around 15 November, shrines fill with Japanese families in kimono celebrating Shichi-go-san for children of three, five and seven. Book a weekday morning, and we never photograph other families’ children.

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