Passport Photo Maker
Crop photos to official passport and visa sizes with print sheets
100% free. Runs entirely in your browser - your files and data never leave your device and nothing is uploaded to any server.
Drop a portrait photo or click to upload
Head centered, plain background works best · never uploaded
About this tool
Japanese passport photos are 45 mm tall and 35 mm wide - a portrait photo - with the head about 34 mm (plus or minus 2 mm) from chin to crown. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also asks for a recent photo with no border, a plain light background, and your name written lightly on the back. At 300 DPI this crop is 413 x 531 pixels, and eight fit on a 4x6 sheet.
How to use this tool
- Take a recent photoUse a photo from the last six months, against a plain light background, with no border.
- Set the head heightZoom until the head measures about 34 mm, plus or minus 2 mm, from chin to crown in the frame.
- Print and labelPrint the sheet and write your name lightly on the back of the photo you submit.
Japanese passport photo checklist
Earlier versions of this page described the photo as landscape - that was wrong. The size here is 35 mm wide by 45 mm high. This page's address keeps its original slug.
- Height 45 mm x width 35 mm (portrait).
- Head 34 mm +/- 2 mm, chin to top of head.
- No border, plain light background.
- Taken within six months, facing the camera, no hat.
- Write your name on the back gently so it does not show through.
Japanese passport photo details to check
Japanese passport offices are strict about the head size: about 34 mm from chin to crown, plus or minus 2 mm, inside the 45 x 35 mm portrait frame. The photo must be recent, without a border, against a plain light background, and many offices ask you to write your name lightly on the back.
Zoom the crop until the head reaches that height, then print the sheet and cut one photo out precisely along the edge. Applications at embassies and consulates abroad follow the same rules, so the same crop works whether you apply in Japan or overseas.
Key features
- The 45 x 35 mm portrait frame with the head height Japan specifies.
- Eight prints so you have spares for a second form.
Common uses
- Japanese passport applications and renewals.
- Applications at Japanese embassies and consulates abroad.
- Other Japanese forms using the same portrait size.
Tips for better results
- Write on the back with light pressure.
- Use a plain light background.
Mistakes to avoid
- Printing a landscape photo.
- Leaving a white border around the print.
Frequently asked questions
45 mm tall by 35 mm wide (portrait).
About 34 mm, plus or minus 2 mm, from chin to crown.
Many offices ask you to write your name lightly on the back.