[2025 Admissions] Photo Rules for Junior High School Entrance Exams in Japan
Winter is entrance exam season in Japan. At 19Studio, more and more families are visiting us to have photos taken for junior high school entrance exams. In this article, we have gathered the photo rules for popular schools in the Tokyo metropolitan area (information as of November).
Contents
- Photo Rules for Popular Girls' Schools
・Yamawaki Gakuen Junior High School
・Toshimagaoka Joshi Gakuen Junior High School
・Shukutoku Yono Junior High School - Photo Rules for Popular Boys' Schools
・Tokyo City University Junior High School
・Hongo Junior High School
・Setagaya Gakuen Junior High School - Photo Rules for Popular Coed Schools
・Sakae Higashi Junior High School
・Kaichi Junior High School
・Saitama Higashi Junior High School - Get Your Junior High School Entrance Exam Photo at 19Studio in Shinjuku
Photo Rules for Popular Girls' Schools
Yamawaki Gakuen Junior High School
There are two ways to submit your photo: upload it on the online application site, or attach a printed photo to the exam admission ticket yourself.
This article covers the method of attaching a printed photo directly to the admission ticket.
| Color | Black-and-white or color |
| When taken | Within the last 3 months |
| Photo size | 4 cm (height) × 3 cm (width) |
| Period | Jan 10, 2025 (Fri) 9:00 – 7:00 on each exam day |
Toshimagaoka Joshi Gakuen Junior High School
| Color | Black-and-white or color |
| When taken | Within 3 months |
| File format | JPEG or PNG |
| File size | 20 KB to 3 MB |
| Image size | At least 250 px per side (Recommended: 450 px wide × 600 px high) |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 (height:width) |
| Period | 1st exam: Jan 10, 2024 (Wed) 0:00 – Jan 31, 2024 (Wed) 12:00 2nd exam: Jan 10, 2024 (Wed) 0:00 – Feb 2, 2024 (Fri) 12:00 3rd exam: Jan 10, 2024 (Wed) 0:00 – Feb 3, 2024 (Sat) 12:00 |
Shukutoku Yono Junior High School
There are two ways to submit your photo: upload it on the online application site, or attach a printed photo to the exam admission ticket yourself.
| When taken | Within 3 months |
| Position and framing | Facing the camera straight on |
| Accessories | No hat |
| Background | Plain |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 (height:width) |
| Print size | 4 cm (height) × 3 cm (width) |
| Period | Medical Course special exam: Dec 1, 2024 (Sun) – Jan 7, 2025 (Tue) 1st exam: Dec 1, 2024 (Sun) – Jan 7, 2025 (Tue) 2nd exam: Jan 14, 2024 (Tue) – Feb 3, 2025 (Mon) |
Photo Rules for Popular Boys' Schools
Tokyo City University Junior High School
There are two ways to submit your photo: upload it on the online application site, or attach a printed photo to the exam admission ticket yourself.
| Color | Color |
| Position and framing | Facing the camera straight on |
| File format | JPEG |
| File size | 3 MB or less |
| Image size | Recommended: 450 px wide × 600 px high |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 (height:width) |
| Print size | 4 cm (height) × 3 cm (width) |
| Period | Returnee student exam: Nov 28, 2024 9:00 – Jan 6, 2025 7:00 1st exam: Jan 7, 2025 9:00 – Feb 1, 2025 7:00 2nd exam: Jan 7, 2025 9:00 – Feb 1, 2025 7:00 3rd exam: Jan 7, 2025 9:00 – Feb 3, 2025 7:00 4th exam: Jan 7, 2025 9:00 – Feb 5, 2025 7:00 |
Hongo Junior High School
There are two ways to submit your photo: upload it on the online application site, or attach a printed photo to the exam admission ticket yourself.
This article covers the method of attaching a printed photo directly to the admission ticket.
| Color | Color or black-and-white |
| Print size | 4 cm (height) × 3 cm (width) |
| Period | Attach to the photo card and bring it on the day of the exam |
Setagaya Gakuen Junior High School
There are two ways to submit your photo: upload it on the online application site, or attach a printed photo to the exam admission ticket yourself.
This article covers the method of attaching a printed photo directly to the admission ticket.
| Color | Color or black-and-white |
| Print size | 4 cm (height) × 3 cm (width) |
| Period | Attach to the photo card and bring it on the day of the exam |
Photo Rules for Popular Coed Schools
Sakae Higashi Junior High School
There are two ways to submit your photo: upload it on the online application site, or attach a printed photo to the exam admission ticket yourself.
| Color | Black-and-white or color |
| File format | JPEG or PNG |
| File size | 3 MB or less |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 (height:width) |
| Print size | 4 cm (height) × 3 cm (width) |
| Period | Session A (University of Tokyo course): Dec 2, 2024 (Mon) 10:00 – Jan 7, 2025 (Tue) 15:00 Session A (Top-Tier Universities course): Dec 2, 2024 (Mon) 10:00 – Jan 7, 2025 (Tue) 15:00 University of Tokyo Scholarship Exam I: Dec 2, 2024 (Mon) 10:00 – Jan 11, 2025 (Sat) 15:00 |
| Notes | If submitting a printed photo, write your exam number and name on the back, attach it to the application form, and bring it on the day of the exam |
Kaichi Junior High School
Photos are accepted only by upload on the online application site.
| When taken | Within 3 months |
| Position and framing | Facing the camera straight on |
| Accessories | No hat |
| Background | Plain, no objects or patterns |
| File format | JPEG or PNG |
| File size | 3 MB or less |
| Image size | At least 250 px per side (Recommended: 450 px wide × 600 px high) |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 (height:width) |
| Period | Dec 2, 2024 9:00 – 8:20 on each exam day |
Saitama Higashi Junior High School
| Color | Black-and-white or color |
| File format | JPEG or PNG |
| File size | 3 MB or less |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 (height:width) |
| Print size | 4 cm (height) × 3 cm (width) |
| Period | Session A (University of Tokyo course): Dec 2, 2024 (Mon) 10:00 – Jan 7, 2025 (Tue) 15:00 Session A (Top-Tier Universities course): Dec 2, 2024 (Mon) 10:00 – Jan 7, 2025 (Tue) 15:00 University of Tokyo Scholarship Exam I: Dec 2, 2024 (Mon) 10:00 – Jan 11, 2025 (Sat) 15:00 |
| Notes | If submitting a printed photo, write your exam number and name on the back, attach it to the application form, and bring it on the day of the exam |
Get Your Junior High School Entrance Exam Photo at 19Studio in Shinjuku
Every school has its own rules, and terms like "file size" and "px" can be confusing. Many parents feel anxious about getting the right photo for a school entrance exam.
If that sounds like you, please leave it to a professional photo studio!
At 19Studio in Shinjuku, we can prepare your photo to match each school's requirements.
We also adjust the file size for you. Feel free to contact us with any questions.
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