• Take a new digital image. 　
• Use a digital scanner to scan a submitted photograph.

Photo Requirements

The submitted image must adhere to the following specifications. Photographs submitted must be a recent photograph, taken within the last 6 months. Please be advised that failure to comply with any of the following requirements may result in disqualification from the lottery.

6ヶ月以内に撮った写真を使う。写真の規定に合わないと、当選の資格も無くなる場合があります。

• The image file may be produced by acquiring an image with a digital camera or by digitizing a paper photograph with a scanner.
• Digital enhancement or other alterations or retouching are not permitted.
• The original aspect ratio of the image must be preserved. (No image stretching is allowed.)

Content

• The image must contain the full face, neck, and shoulders of the entrant in frontal view with a neutral, non-smiling expression and with eyes open and directed at the camera.
• The image must not contain any parts of the body below the entrant's shoulders.
• The image must not include other objects or additional people.
• Entrant must be vertically oriented in the image.
• The image must be from a recent (within 6 months) photo of the entrant.

  Head Position

• Subject must directly face the camera.
• Head must not be tilted up, down, or to the side.
• The head height (measured from the top of the head, including the hair, to the bottom of the chin) must be between 50% and 69% of the image’s total height. The eye height (measured from the bottom of the image to the level of the eyes) should be between 56% and 69% of the image's height. The diagram below shows these measurements on a correctly-proportioned image.