Japanese passport photo requirements
A Japanese passport photo is 35 × 45 mm with a white background. Head height is 32–36 mm, chin-to-crown; for voluminous hair, estimate the crown one eye-to-chin distance above the eyes. Japan’s online passport application (Mynaportal) takes a 600 × 730 px JPG, 600 KB or less. Source: Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checked September 28, 2026.
Source: mofa.go.jp, checked September 28, 2026.
The rule
| Rule | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Print size | 35 × 45 mm |
| Head height | 32–36 mm, chin to crown; for voluminous hair, estimate the crown one eye-to-chin distance above the eyes |
| Digital file | 600 × 730 px JPG, 600 KB or less |
| Space above the head | 2–6 mm |
| Background | White |
| Glasses | Allowed with no glare |
| Expression | Neutral |
| Head coverings | Bareheaded. Cloth coverings only for religious or medical reasons, with the face outline visible. |
| Editing | Edited or processed photos are not accepted. |
| Other rules |
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Sources: 外務省, パスポート申請用写真の規格 (opens in a new tab) (mofa.go.jp); Digital file: 外務省, 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 (opens in a new tab) (mofa.go.jp). Checked .
What we check, and what we can’t
On your device, we measure the head size and where it sits, the eye line, the wall behind you, the light on your face, the pose and the sharpness against this rule, and we crop the photo to its size. We level, resize and crop it, and nothing else.
We can’t tell how recent the photo is, whether it still looks like you, or what the office’s own reviewer will see on the day. The passport office decides whether to accept it.
Why a real photo matters
The Japanese passport rule on editing, in short
Edited or processed photos are not accepted.
Our summary of 外務省, パスポート申請用写真の規格.
Start with your original camera photo. Check the document’s rules, including whether your head matches this rule: 32–36 mm, chin to crown; for voluminous hair, estimate the crown one eye-to-chin distance above the eyes.
We don’t generate your photo. We level, scale and crop your original pixels to 35 × 45 mm, then show you the head height and the margins before you pay.
Our guides cover AI and passport photos and changing a photo’s background.
The files
studioless-jp-passport-digital
.jpg Online application (Mynaportal / ORR-net): JPG, 600 × 730 px, 600 KB or less. We make it at least 20 KB.
600 × 730 px JPEG
studioless-jp-passport-print-4x6
.jpg Print it as a regular 4 × 6 in photo at any drugstore kiosk, then cut on the lines.
1800 × 1200 px at 300 dpi, 6 photos at 35 × 45 mm
studioless-jp-passport-print-5x7
.jpg The same photos on a 5 × 7 in sheet, printed and cut the same way.
1500 × 2100 px at 300 dpi, 9 photos at 35 × 45 mm
The application asks for one photo. Paper: photo paper. Your check results come with the files, and everything is deleted 7 days after your order.
Sources
Changes to this page’s rule
- Shortened the Korean and Chinese visa summaries and clarified the Saudi eVisa face measurement, keeping every document’s answer summary within 40–60 words.
- Document pages now show a short list of key facts, each naming its source authority and record date, before the complete rule table.
- Checked 10 documents against official pages. U.S. State Department pages were read from Wayback snapshots because the live site blocked automated access.
Every document’s rules in one table: passport and visa photo sizesEvery change to the rules we check
Questions
Can I use ChatGPT or an AI app for my Japanese passport photo?
For a generated or retouched photo, follow the document’s editing rule. Edited or processed photos are not accepted. That is our summary of the rule, from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Reading or checking rules with a chatbot is a separate use; verify its answer against the authority’s source. We only level, scale and crop your photo.
Can I wear glasses in a Japanese passport photo?
Only with no glare, no tint and your eyes fully visible. Taking them off is the safest choice.
What do I get for $9.95?
You get a digital file sized for the online form (600 × 730 px JPEG), plus printable 4 × 6 in and 5 × 7 in sheets you can print at any drugstore. The application asks for one photo.
Where do I get my files?
On your order page after you pay, with no account to make.
