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Japanese passport photo: check and make yours

Your Japanese passport photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to upload or print. Official size: 35 x 45 mm. Background: no background (plain, shadows included); white recommended, the traditional pale blue also accepted; no gradation, no pattern or textured wallcovering, no objects, not dark; clear contrast with face and hair. Rules read on mofa.go.jp on 5 November 2026.

  1. Take or choose a photo
  2. We check it against the official rules and frame it
  3. Download the exact file and a print sheet

Free check. Your Japanese passport photo, €6.99, only once it passes: the ready file and print sheet, unlimited retakes for 30 days. Refund if the authority rejects it.

Your photo: 933 x 1200 px

Your photo stays on your device: nothing is uploaded, and no face is recognised.

Before you take it

  • Stand a step in front of a plain white wall, with nothing behind you.
  • Face a window or soft light: even light on the face, no shadows on it or behind.
  • Phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away: ask someone, or hold it at arm's length.
  • Glasses only with no tint and no glare on them.
  • Eyes open, looking straight at the camera.

Check and make your photo

The first photo loads the face finder and the background outline from this site, about 15 MB, once.

The face finder and the background outline run in this page from files served by this site (sources and licences). They find where a face is in the photo; they never recognise who it is.

Meets the published spec as checked on 5 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs forbids photos changed by image processing (masking, deformed features, enlarged eyes, whitening, retouched moles or wrinkles) and mirror-image photos, so this page only frames and resizes your photo and never replaces its background: take it against a plain white wall. The face from the crown to the chin must be 32 to 36 mm on the 45 mm photo; with big hair, the ministry counts the crown as one eye-to-chin distance above the eyes. Print on photo paper.

The rules at a glance

For the Japanese passport (旅券) application photo, printed 35 x 45 mm or uploaded in the online application (Mynaportal / ORRnet), as the official rules state them.

Size
35 x 45 mm
The file we make
933 x 1,200 pixels
Background
No background (plain, shadows included); white recommended, the traditional pale blue also accepted; no gradation, no pattern or textured wallcovering, no objects, not dark; clear contrast with face and hair.
Head size
71% to 80% of the photo's height, chin to top of head
Glasses
Allowed only with no tint and no glare, your eyes clearly visible
Expression
Eyes open, looking straight at the camera.
Taken
In the last 6 months
Edits
None: the official rules don't allow edited photos, so we only frame and resize.
All the official rules and sources
Printed size
35 mm wide, 45 mm tall (35 mm wide x 45 mm high, no border)
Digital photo
No pixel size set
File
JPEG; 20 KB to 600 KB
This page makes
A 933 x 1,200 pixel JPEG file
Head height
71% to 80% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head
Background
no background (plain, shadows included); white recommended, the traditional pale blue also accepted; no gradation, no pattern or textured wallcovering, no objects, not dark; clear contrast with face and hair
Glasses
Allowed only with no tint and no glare, your eyes clearly visible
Expression
applicant alone, facing the camera; not turned or tilted; eyes open; no expression that makes the face differ markedly from real life, such as raised mouth corners
Head covering
no hat, hairband or anything hiding the head, except a cloth covering for religious or medical reasons at the applicant's request, as passport law allows, with the outline of the face visible
Taken
In the last 6 months
Colour
Not stated on the official page
  • 35 x 45 mm without border; face (crown to chin) 34±2 mm; crown to top edge 4±2 mm; chin to bottom edge 7±2 mm; face centre 17±2 mm from the left edge; head at least 2 mm from the side edges; if the aspect ratio is hard to keep, the width takes priority
  • face outline exposed; nothing (hair, mask, glasses, false eyelashes or eyelash extensions, or their shadow) inside the area around the eyes
  • no clothing hiding the chin (turtleneck, hood); no large accessories hiding eyes, ears, nose or lips; no wig that changes the real appearance
  • no image processing: no enlarged eyes, whitening, retouched facial parts, moles or wrinkles, no deformation or masking; no mirror-image (left-right reversed) photo
  • glasses: removing them is recommended; no tinted lenses, reflections or shadows; frames must not cover the eyes; sunglasses and non-prescription tinted glasses only if medically needed; no coloured or circle contact lenses, no red eye
  • no shadows on the face or background; no blur, camera shake, shine or uneven lighting; no flash or light reflections deliberately in the photo
  • no noise from over-compression, no jagged edges, no print dots or ink bleeding; print on photo paper in sharp quality
  • printed photo: applicant's name written on the back without showing through on the front
  • babies: no part of a helper visible, eyes open; a baby may be photographed lying on a white sheet from directly above
  • online upload: Mynaportal JPG up to 600 KB (larger files are compressed); ORRnet JPG, JPEG, BMP or PNG, 20 KB to 2 MB; no pixel size is published

For: Japanese passport application at a prefectural passport office or municipal counter in Japan: 1 printed photo, name written on the back; Japanese passport application at a Japanese embassy or consulate abroad: 1 printed photo; online passport application in Mynaportal (from Japan or abroad) or ORRnet (abroad): face photo taken in the app or uploaded as a file.

Official source: www.mofa.go.jp, checked on 5 November 2026.

パスポート申請用写真の規格（令和7年3月3日更新）
旅券用写真の規格は、渡航等に関する国際機関である国際民間航空機関（ICAO）の勧告に基づいて定められています。
したがって、旅券用写真が上記の国際規格に従うものであることが不可欠です。
またオンライン申請時に写真館等で撮影した写真をアップロードする場合、上記の「旅券用提出写真についてのお知らせ」に加えて、ファイル容量等の規定がありますので、以下のよくあるお問い合わせをご確認ください。

Official source: www.mofa.go.jp, checked on 5 November 2026.

旅券（パスポート）用写真
令和 7 年 3 月
1. 申請者（請求者）本人のみが正面を向いて撮影されたもの
2. 申請日から6 か月以内に撮影されたもの
3. 縁なしで右記寸法を満たすもの
（顔の寸法は頭頂から顎まで。縦横比の維持が難しい場合
34±2
4±2
7±2
17±2 2 以上
（単位：㎜）
4. 無帽であるもの
（申請者（請求者）の申出により、旅券法令に従い、宗教上
又は医療上の理由により顔の輪郭が分かる範囲で頭部を
布等で覆うことが認められる場合を除く。）
5. 背景（影を含む）がないもの
6. 輪郭が露出しているもの
7. 写真裏面に申請者（請求者）の氏名が記入されたもの
目の周辺（右図の四角枠内側）に、髪の毛、マスク、
※背景と顔（髪）とのコントラストをはっきりさせること。
背景は白色を推奨します。
従来からの薄い青 等の
背景も受け付けます。
( グラデーションは不可 )
背景の色が濃いもの
姿と著しく異なるもの
目を大きく見せたり、美白処理、顔パーツやほくろ、しわ等を修正する等
して、本人のイメージを変えたものは不適当です。出入国の際、トラブル
になる可能性があります。また、左右反転 ※した写真は不適当 です。
変形やマスキング等の画像処理
をほどこしたもの
は 不適当です。写真専用の用紙を使用し、鮮明な画質で印刷してください。
より確実な本人確認のため、眼鏡を外した顔写真を推奨します。眼鏡を着用するとき、色
付きのレンズや反射、影があるものは不適当です。また、目を妨げる縁、フレームがないも
のに限ります。医療上必要とされない限り、サングラスや処方のない色付きの眼鏡は不適
顔や背景に影が写ったものは不適当です。
目から顎までの幅と同程度の幅を
目から上側にとり、その部分を頭
頂とみなして（右図参照）、サイズを
場合や、目を閉じている場合は 不適 当

Official source: www.mofa.go.jp, checked on 5 November 2026.

令和8年8月28日
申請中にアプリによる撮影も可能ですが、あらかじめ写真館等で撮影した顔写真データをアップロードする場合は、以下のフォーマットをご確認ください。
ファイル形式：jpg
ファイル容量：600キロバイト以内
規定サイズを超過したファイルをアップロードした場合、マイナポータルで圧縮を実施します。
ファイル形式：jpg・jpeg・bmp・png
ファイル容量：20キロバイトから2メガバイト（ファイル容量が指定範囲内であってもアップロード時に圧縮され、圧縮後のファイル容量が規定容量を上回る場合、エラーとなります。）

Official source: www.mofa.go.jp, checked on 5 November 2026.

Q　写真館等で撮影した写真データをアップロードしたいです。サイズなどの規定はありますか。
あらかじめ撮影した写真データのアップロードについては、「オンライン申請における顔写真および自署画像の注意点」をご確認ください。
端末に保存している画像データをアップロードすることもできます。

Official source: www.mofa.go.jp, checked on 5 November 2026.

あらかじめ撮影した写真データのアップロードについては、「オンライン申請における顔写真および自署画像の注意点」をご確認ください。
提出された写真が審査で差し替えの必要があると判断された場合は、申請先の公館よりORRネットまたはマイナポータル上に補正依頼の通知が届きます。

Meets the published spec as checked on 5 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.

How to use it

  1. Stand facing the camera in front of a plain, light wall, with even light on your face.
  2. Tap Take the photo and follow the outline and the tips on screen, or choose a photo you have. The page finds your face and frames it to the rules.
  3. Fix anything the page lists, each with its own tip. Adjust the framing if you need to, and move Top of head if the dashed line is not at the top of your head.
  4. Tick what only you can confirm.
  5. Save the file, or the print sheet to print at 100% on 4 x 6 inch photo paper.

Questions

What size is the Japanese passport photo?
Printed, 35 x 45 mm. The file: JPEG; 20 KB to 600 KB. The head takes 71% to 80% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 5 November 2026. This page makes a 933 x 1,200 pixel JPEG file.
What background does the Japanese passport photo need?
No background (plain, shadows included); white recommended, the traditional pale blue also accepted; no gradation, no pattern or textured wallcovering, no objects, not dark; clear contrast with face and hair.
Can I wear glasses in my Japanese passport photo?
Yes, but only with no tint and no glare, and with your eyes clearly visible.
What expression does the Japanese passport photo need?
Applicant alone, facing the camera; not turned or tilted; eyes open; no expression that makes the face differ markedly from real life, such as raised mouth corners.
Can I wear a head covering in my Japanese passport photo?
No hat, hairband or anything hiding the head, except a cloth covering for religious or medical reasons at the applicant's request, as passport law allows, with the outline of the face visible.
How recent must my Japanese passport photo be?
Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 5 November 2026.
Can I take my Japanese passport photo at home?
The official rules, as checked on 5 November 2026, ask for no photographer or studio, so a photo taken at home can meet them if it meets every rule on this page.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The photo is read and checked in your browser, and any file is saved on your device. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.
How is the head measured?
The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.
Will my photo be accepted?
Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 5 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.
How do I print it?
Save the print sheet: a 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo at 300 dpi with as many copies as fit and thin lines to cut along. Have it printed at 100% (actual size) on 4 x 6 inch photo paper at a photo lab or shop, then cut out the copies you need.
What does buying your Japanese passport photo add?
Your Japanese passport photo, €6.99: the exact 933 x 1200 px file, the 4 x 6 in print sheet, the acceptance report, the Detail check, unlimited retakes and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects it. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more if you choose to send it the photo. Without buying you can check any photo and save a small preview with a watermark.