35×45 mm
Japan Passport Photo (パスポート) Maker
99.8% Acceptance Rate · Guaranteed
Take a selfie at home and get a compliant Japanese Passport photo in under a minute.
Prints by mail, overnight shipping available. Same-day at Walgreens / CVS, about $0.39.
Done before your coffee
Shoot at home in minutes. No drive, no line.
Caught before rejection
Measured against your country’s exact consulate spec — before you submit.
Rejected? Reshoot free.
Fourteen days of free resubmissions. Refunded if it still fails.
Japanese Passport specifications
- Size
- 35 x 45 mm
- Pixels
- 827 × 1063 px
- Resolution
- 600 dpi
- Head size
- Head covers 75% of the photo
- Background
- Off-white
- Not permitted
- Hats and caps (except religious), Sunglasses, Heavy makeup
How it works
One photo at home. The rest is automatic.
- Selfie or a friend
- Face a window
- Look straight
Take your photo
A selfie at arm’s length, or ask someone.
- Eyes open
- Neutral expression
- Head straight
- ICAO 9303
- ISO/IEC 19794-5
AI checks it
Against Japanese Passport rules, in seconds.
- Off-white background
Background replaced
Your face stays untouched.
- 35×45 mm
- Print-ready sheet
- Digital file
Cropped to size
Ready to print or upload.
Print it the same day, or get it by mail
Or have your prints mailed to you
One glossy 4×6 sheet of photos you cut apart along the guides, mailed tracked to US addresses. Add it to your $11.95 photo on the order page after checkout.
Overnight shipping*from $7.47
*Overnight is $35.02, delivered within 3 business days of your order. Budget is $7.47, 3–6 business days after it ships.
Good to know
Japanese Passport rules, reviewed by Sandra Chen · Sep 2026
Most common rejection reasons
- 1Bangs over the eyesA photo where long bangs hide the eyes is unsuitable. Pin hair back so both eyes are clearly visible.
- 2Hair the same tone as the backgroundIf hair and background are close in colour, the outline is hard to see and you may be asked to retake the photo.
- 3A mirrored selfiePhone cameras can flip the image left to right, and a flipped photo is unsuitable. Check the file is not mirrored.
- 4Retouched or filtered imagesEditing the eyes, nose or face outline, or applying image processing, makes the photo unsuitable.
- 5A chair or object behind youChairs or other items in the background are not accepted. Stand in front of a plain wall.
Snap2Pass never edits your face. It replaces the background and crops the photo to size, nothing else.
Also worth knowing
- Rule change · since Jul 2026Passport fees were cut on 1 July 2026
The national part of the adult 10-year passport fee was halved. Check the current amount with your prefecture before you apply, because the prefecture part is set locally.
Source ↗ - Related documentApplying for a residence card (在留カード)?
The residence card is for foreign residents of Japan and uses a different photo size. Japanese nationals use the passport photo.
Japan residence card photo → - Related documentApplying for a Japanese visa?
Foreigners applying at a Japanese embassy or consulate follow the visa application form photo standards, which are separate from the passport photo standards.
Japan visa photo →
Common questions, answered
Everything you need to know before you upload. Tap any question to expand.
Supported documents, worldwide
Every country · current 2025 regulations · ICAO compliant