What size and background color does a Japan hunting license photo need?

A Japan hunting license photo is 24 × 30 mm (30 mm high, 24 mm wide) with a plain background (無背景). The rule doesn't name a color.

Do I need to wear glasses in my Japan hunting license photo?

You need to wear glasses in the photo only if you normally wear them or your hunting license is marked 眼鏡等使用 (glasses required).

Can I take a Japan hunting license photo at home with my phone?

Yes, you can start from a phone photo taken at home if it's sharp and taken in the 6 months before you apply, with you facing the camera, no hat, your upper body in the frame and a plain wall behind you. Upload it to idphotoby.ai, which crops it to 24 × 30 mm.

How do I turn a regular photo or selfie into a Japan hunting license photo online?

Upload the photo or selfie to idphotoby.ai, which crops it to 24 × 30 mm, frames your face and upper body, and checks the background. You see a watermarked preview, then download the finished photo with a print-ready sheet.

Where can I get a Japan hunting license photo near me?

You can make one online instead of visiting a studio. Upload a photo to idphotoby.ai and print the print-ready sheet at home or at a print shop. Some prefectures, such as Chiba and Gunma, also take the photo as a file in their online application, but Gunma still asks for the original print.

Why do Japan hunting license photos get rejected?

A photo doesn't meet the rules if it is blurry, older than 6 months, the wrong size, taken with a hat, not facing forward, against a busy background, or taken without the glasses you normally wear.

Can I submit a Japan hunting license photo online, and in what file format?

Yes, in some prefectures. The regulations include photos recorded electronically (電磁的方法で記録されたものを含む), and Chiba's online application accepts PNG, JPEG or JPG files. Gunma takes an upload but still asks for the original print when you collect your exam ticket.

Is a Japan hunting license photo free here?

The preview is free: you upload your photo and see the formatted result with a watermark before paying anything. Downloading the finished photo is paid, and you see the price before you pay.

Free Japan Hunting License Photo Online — 24×30 mm

Q: What are the photo requirements for a Japanese hunting license?

A Japanese hunting license photo must be 30 mm high × 24 mm wide (縦3.0 cm × 横2.4 cm), taken within the 6 months before you apply, with no hat, facing forward, showing your upper body, against a plain background. It must also be sharp, show you with your glasses on if you wear them, and carry your name and the date taken on the back.

A Japan hunting license photo is the ID photo you attach when you apply for the hunting license exam (狩猟免許試験), renew the license (狩猟免許更新) or register as a hunter (狩猟者登録). All three applications go to the prefectural governor (都道府県知事) under the enforcement regulations of the Wildlife Protection, Control and Hunting Management Act (鳥獣保護管理法施行規則, Articles 48, 58 and 65), with one photo rule for all three. For foreign residents, each rule below comes with its Japanese term.

Japan hunting license photo requirements

The regulations ask for 「申請前六月以内に撮影した無帽、正面、上三分身、無背景の写真」 — a photo taken within 6 months before you apply, with no hat, facing forward, showing your upper body, against a plain background.

Rule	What it means	Japanese term
Size	30 mm high × 24 mm wide	縦3.0 cm × 横2.4 cm
Recency	Taken within the 6 months before you apply	申請前6か月以内
Head	No hat	無帽
Pose	Facing the camera straight on	正面
Framing	Upper body	上三分身
Background	Plain background	無背景
Sharpness	Blurry photos are not accepted	不鮮明なものは不可
Glasses	On, if you wear them or your license notes 眼鏡等使用 (glasses required)	眼鏡等使用
Back of each print	Your name and the date taken	裏面に氏名及び撮影年月日
How many	1 per license type for the exam and renewal; 2 for hunter registration	—

Japan hunting license photo size: 30 mm high × 24 mm wide

The hunting license photo size is 24 × 30 mm: 30 mm high × 24 mm wide, written 縦3.0 cm × 横2.4 cm. The Ministry of the Environment's guide gives 縦3㎝×横2.4㎝, and Tokyo, Chiba, Osaka, Gunma, Tochigi, Nagano and Aomori list the same size. The Ministry presents its procedure as a standard example (標準的な申請手続きの例です).

Glasses: keep them on if you wear them

If you wear glasses, or the remarks on your hunting license (狩猟免状) say 眼鏡等使用, take the photo with your glasses on. Tokyo writes 眼鏡使用者は着用時のもの (glasses wearers must be photographed wearing them), and Ibaraki, Fukushima and Fukuoka give the same rule for licenses marked as requiring glasses.

Photos for the exam, renewal and hunter registration

Hunting license exam: 1 print per license type. The Ministry of the Environment's guide has you stick the print on the exam ticket (受験票の所定欄に貼ること), and Tokyo has you send it by post (郵送).
Renewal: 1 print per license type. Fukushima provides a separate sheet for mounting the renewal photo (狩猟免許更新用写真台紙).
Hunter registration: 2 prints. Ibaraki, Miyagi and Fukuoka list the same 縦3.0 cm × 横2.4 cm size.

How to make a Japan hunting license photo online with a free preview

Take a sharp phone photo of yourself facing the camera, with no hat, your upper body in the frame and a plain wall behind you.
Upload it here. Japan and the hunting license are already selected.
IDPhotoBy crops your photo to 24 × 30 mm for a Japan hunting license, frames your face and upper body, and checks the background.
Check the watermarked preview, then download the finished photo and a print-ready sheet.
Print the sheet, write your name and the date taken on the back of each photo, and attach the photos to your application. If your prefecture takes an online application, upload the photo file there; Gunma still asks for the original print.

What IDPhotoBy does, and what it doesn't

IDPhotoBy only formats the photo you upload and doesn't retouch your face or remove your glasses. We don't submit anything to your prefecture and can't promise your photo will be accepted; your prefecture decides. This page covers only the hunting license (狩猟免許); for a driver's license, see our Japan driver's license photo page.

Each prefecture runs its own procedure. The Ministry of the Environment's hunting license guide shows the standard application. Check the official application portal before submitting.

Free Japan Hunting License Photo Online — 24 × 30 mm (縦3.0 cm × 横2.4 cm)