A mobile radiation imaging apparatus includes: an irradiation unit that emits radiation a moving unit that moves with the irradiation unit an imaging unit that takes an image of an object irradiated with radiation and is able to transmit the image via the wireless communication or the wired communication an obtaining unit that obtains information indicating in which area the moving unit is located among a wired communication area, a wirelessly communicable area, and a switching area for switching between the wireless communication and the wired communication and a control unit that switches the communication with the imaging unit depending on the obtained information.