Japan Passport Photo Generator

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA / 外務省) enforces precise dimension and proportion rules for passport applications. The mandatory size is 35 mm wide by 45 mm high, with strict requirements regarding head height and margin clearance.

Our editor provides the official MOFA guide overlay: head length between 32 mm and 36 mm (from chin to top of hair) and a top margin between 2 mm and 6 mm of clear space above the crown.

Official Japanese Passport Photo Rules (MOFA Standard)

• Dimensions: Exactly 35 mm wide by 45 mm high (413 × 531 px at 300 DPI).
• Head Length: 32 mm to 36 mm from bottom of chin to apex of hair (target 34 mm).
• Top Margin: 2 mm to 6 mm clearance between top edge of photo and top of hair.
• Background: Solid plain white or very light grey background without patterns, shadows, or gradients.
• Facial Expression: Neutral expression with closed mouth and eyes looking directly forward. Smiling is prohibited.
• Hair & Accessories: Hair must not cover eyes or eyebrows. Bulky hair bands, large hair ornaments, or sunglasses are strictly rejected.

Consider an applicant preparing photos for a Japanese passport renewal:

• Source Photo: A 3000 × 4000 pixel portrait captured in bright, indirect window lighting (3.1 MB JPEG).
• Standard Selected: Japan MOFA (35 × 45 mm, 413 × 531 px at 300 DPI).
• Guideline Positioning: The user moves the guideline handles so the chin rests on the lower line and the top of the hair aligns at the 34 mm mark, preserving a 4 mm headroom buffer.
• Generated File: A 300 DPI image formatted onto a 10 × 15 cm printable photo card holding 4 identical photos ready for printing at any local store kiosk.

Technical details on how Japanese document photos are generated:

• Client-Side MOFA Geometry: Sizing to 35 × 45 mm, applying 32–36 mm head bounds, and generating multi-photo print sheets operate entirely inside your browser session using HTML5 Canvas primitives.
• Stateless GPU Backdrop Extraction: If you select automatic background removal, the image dispatches over HTTPS to an isolated GPU container that computes the foreground mask and immediately flushes the image buffer from server RAM.