PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an X-ray imaging apparatus which can perform X-ray imaging in otorhinolaryngology without giving an oppressive feeling or the like to an examinee.SOLUTION: An X-ray imaging apparatus comprises: a turning arm 5 which possesses an X-ray irradiating part 51 and an X-ray detecting part 52 which are mutually arranged opposite to a head part of an examinee a holding frame 4 which holds the turning arm 5 a supporting body 3 which supports the holding frame 4 a horizontal frame 6 which is attached to the supporting body 3 and an examinee holding part 7 which is provided on the tip part of the horizontal frame 6 and supports the examinee at the prescribed imaging position. The examinee holding part 7 possesses a chin rest 72 which holds a chin of the examinee at a prescribed angle, and in the state of holding the examinee on the examinee holding part 7, fixes the turning arm 5 at a prescribed position and irradiates X-rays from the X-ray irradiating part 51, and detects the prescribed X-ray data by the X-ray detecting part 52 to display the X-ray image data on the basis of the detected data.