Japan Condominium Management Business Supervisor Exam: Application Photo Spec and How to Create It

Verbatim official spec

Below is the verbatim official spec from the Reiwa 7 Condominium Management Business Supervisor exam guide and FAQ, published by the Japan Condominium Management Association (KANRIKYO), in the original Japanese.

• 「タテ3cm×ヨコ2.4cm、申込日前６月以内に無背景・無帽・正面で写した写真」
• 「白黒・カラーの別は問いません」
• 「デジタルカメラ撮影の場合は、印画紙での印刷が必要」
• 「申込日前6ヶ月以内に撮影した写真／無帽、無背景、正面を写したもの／ファイル形式は、JPEG、PNG、GIFのいずれか／ファイルサイズは、10MB以内」
• 「写真は全面にのり付けをして貼付し、はがれないように透明のセロハンテープ等で上から固定する」

Why this spec matters

The Condominium Management Business Supervisor (Kanri-Gyomu Shunin-sha) is a national qualification based on the Act on Advancement of Proper Condominium Management (the Condominium Management Adequacy Act, enacted 2001) and is mandatory for the condominium management "business operator" side. The main duties are delivering important-matter explanations for management consignment contracts and management business reports for condominiums of 30 units or more. Two qualifications are often confused with this one: the Condominium Manager (Kanrishi), a separate qualification under the same law but on the management "association" advisory side, with a tougher pass rate of around 10%; and the Real Estate Transaction Specialist (Takken), based on the Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act, who handles real-estate "transaction" explanations and is sat by roughly 300,000 candidates each year. A clean three-layer mental model — transactions (Takken) / operational management (this exam) / advisory (Kanrishi) — keeps the roles straight. The exam is held once a year on the first Sunday of December as a 50-question multiple-choice paper test, with Reiwa 6 (2024) figures of 14,860 candidates, 3,159 passes, and a 21.3% pass rate. The photo itself is the compact 24×30mm size, and the official FAQ explicitly states that "black-and-white or color, either is acceptable" — an unusually flexible stance — yet "if shot with a digital camera, printing on photographic paper is required" rules out plain-paper printing. After pasting, you write your name and your preferred exam region on the back, then glue the full surface and fix the photo with clear cellophane tape over the top, all per the official procedure.

How to create it for ¥200

With a smartphone and ¥200, you can prepare a KANRIKYO-compliant application photo (24×30mm, color or black-and-white, photographic paper).

1. 1

   Take the photo on your smartphone

   Stand against a plain wall in a bright room and face the camera. No hat, eyes on the lens. Black-and-white and color are both officially allowed, but color tends to be easier for identity verification.
2. 2

   AI removes the background and aligns to the spec size

   Upload the photo. AI removes the background automatically and crops it to the compact 24×30mm size. Black-and-white output is available at the same spec dimensions, and the face position can be fine-tuned to 0.1mm precision.
3. 3

   Print on photographic paper at a Japan conbini via QR → write your name and preferred exam region on the back → glue the full surface and fix with cellophane tape on the application form

   After payment, a QR code and 8-digit user number arrive by email. Print in color on photographic paper at any Japan conbini from ¥30 for L-size, write your name and preferred exam region on the back, then attach it to the application form by gluing the full surface and fixing it with clear cellophane tape over the top.

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