Make a Japan Visa Photo (45×45 mm)
Japan visa photos are a 45 × 45 mm square (about 2 × 2 inch) with a plain, light background and the face centred. Crop to a square and resize to match — all done in your browser.
The requirement
- Size
- 45 × 45 mm (square)
- Pixels (at 300 dpi)
- ≈ 531 × 531 px
- Face height
- ≈ 34 mm chin to crown
- Background
- Plain, light colour
These are typical published values and can change from year to year and from one portal to another. Always confirm the exact requirement in the official notification or upload portal before you submit — the official source takes precedence over anything here.
Step by step
- 1Crop your photo to a 1:1 square with the face centred.
- 2Resize to about 531 × 531 px on a plain light background.
- 3Compress to any required file-size limit, then submit.
The free tools you need
Need something else? Try our passport photo maker or passport photo sizes by country. You can also browse all free image tools — everything runs in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
A 45 × 45 mm square (about 531 × 531 px at 300 dpi) with a plain light background and the face centred.
45 × 45 mm is very close to 2 × 2 inch (51 × 51 mm) but not identical — use the 45 mm square to be safe.
No — cropping and resizing run in your browser.