Japan Passport Photo Requirements

35 × 45 mm with the head measuring 32 – 36 mm chin-to-crown. Plain white background. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外務省) aligned the spec with ICAO Doc 9303 Part 4 in 2019. The same template works for both Japanese passport renewals and most visa-on-arrival applications for Japanese citizens travelling abroad.

Yes — contacts and standard makeup are both allowed. Tinted contacts that change the eye colour are not allowed. Heavy makeup that alters facial structure (contouring, false lashes that change eye shape) is not allowed. The photo must look like you on a normal day.

The official Japan Passport Photo Maker Online size is 35 mm × 45 mm (1.38 in × 1.77 in). For digital uploads it equals 413 × 531 px at 300 DPI.

Japan Passport Photo Maker Online photos must be taken on a plain white background, evenly lit and free of shadows or patterns.

The head should fill approximately 70–80% of the photo height, with eyes positioned in the upper-middle of the frame and a neutral expression looking straight at the camera.

Yes. Use a recent phone photo against a plain wall, with even daylight and no glasses. Our tool then crops, recolors the background, and resizes to the official 35 mm × 45 mm template.

Yes. We generate a 4x6 print sheet with 8 photos that any pharmacy or photo kiosk can print.