Get a photo for a Japanese driving license application in the 4×5 cm size in seconds. Take a selfie at home, and our online AI crops it, sets a light blue background and checks the photo against the requirements.
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These are the parameters of our template for this document. The AI check validates your photo against each of them.
A foreign driver's license lets visitors and foreign residents drive legally in Japan when it is carried together with an International Driving Permit (IDP) issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention, or with a certified translation, depending on the country that issued the license. The IDP is valid for one year, and your own license must stay valid for your whole stay. Translations can be ordered through the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF).
The IDP application in your home country asks for passport-sized photographs together with the form, your valid license and the fee. Japanese prefectural police also publish their own pages on driver's license photos, for example the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Miyagi Prefectural Police. Check the size listed on the form you submit before you print.
Our template is 4×5 cm with a head of about 34 mm from chin to crown and about 5 mm of space above the hair. A print at 600 DPI stays sharp, and the same photo is available as a digital file if you submit online.
Keep your foreign driver's license, the IDP or certified translation and your passport with you. If you rent a car, confirm that the rental company accepts your documents.
Hold the phone at arm's length, camera at eye level. The tool crops the photo for you.
Look into the lens with a neutral face and your mouth closed. Keep your hair away from your eyes.
Face a window for even daylight and avoid hard shadows. The AI replaces the background with light blue.
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A photo in the right format, checked in seconds.
Our online AI check catches these before you download the photo.
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Don't smile
Mouth open
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No fashion headwear
Head tilted
Shadow behind head
Large earrings
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Use your phone camera or a photo you already have. Everything runs online in your browser.
The tool crops the photo to 4×5 cm, sets a light blue background and checks every requirement.
Download the digital file for free or print it at 600 DPI.
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Size, crop and background in one online step.
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$5.99
Our template is 4×5 cm (40×50 mm) with a head of about 34 mm. Always compare it with the form you submit.
Yes, together with an International Driving Permit or a certified translation, depending on the country that issued it. You also need to be at least 18.
Yes. The IDP application asks for passport-sized photographs together with the form, your license and the fee.
Plain light blue in our template, with no shadows or patterns. The AI replaces the background of your photo automatically.
Yes. Use daylight, keep a neutral face, and let the tool fix the size and crop.
Yes. The digital photo and the check are free; only the optional retouch costs $5.99.
