PRE-WEDDING & PROPOSAL — KARUIZAWA, JAPAN
Karuizawa is Japan's classic highland resort — misty forests, quiet lakes, and Mt. Asama on the horizon, just 66 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen. We are a local, licensed drone team. We film your pre-wedding session or proposal from the air in cinematic 4K, and we handle every permit. You don't need to bring a drone — and in Japan, you effectively can't (see why below).
A drone is the only camera that can hold you and the landscape in a single frame: the two of you on a ridge line, the forest opening around you, the mountains behind. It turns a photo session into a short film.
Japan requires every drone over 100g to be registered before arrival — the registration can't be completed after you land, and it requires documents most visitors don't have. City centers are no-fly zones without commercial permits. The practical answer: hire a licensed local operator. That's us.
Full details: Can tourists fly a drone in Japan?Send us your date and your idea in English. We reply in English within 24 hours (JST, UTC+9).
We choose the location and file every flight application through DIPS 2.0 ourselves. Applications usually take 2–4 weeks, so please contact us about a month before your date.
On our own, or as the aerial unit alongside your photographer. 4K, cinematic FPV and standard aerials in one crew.
Raw footage in 3–5 business days; the edited video in 1–2 weeks.
We carry liability insurance, hold a blanket MLIT flight permit (Tokyo Bureau Permit No. 4378), and are JUIDA-certified. Every DIPS 2.0 application is filed by us.
FROM ¥98,000 excl. tax / ¥107,800 incl. tax
4K filming and raw footage delivery. Video editing and travel are quoted separately. Free consultation.
Payment: PayPal (you can pay with any major credit card through PayPal, no PayPal account needed) or Japanese bank transfer.
See the full plan line-up (BASIC to PREMIUM) on our English main page.
Already booked a pre-wedding photographer in Karuizawa or Tokyo? We regularly work as the drone unit alongside photo teams. Ask your photographer to add an aerial option — or just send us their name and we'll coordinate.
No. We hold a blanket MLIT flight permit (Tokyo Bureau Permit No. 4378) and handle all DIPS 2.0 applications, so you don't file anything yourself.
For safety we postpone in winds over 10 m/s, rain, or lightning, and reschedule at no extra charge.
Karuizawa, Saku, Komoro and the surrounding highlands. Other locations in Japan on request.
Consultation and quote are free. We reply in English within 24 hours (JST, UTC+9).