Hokkaido , Test Area 2. Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi Test Area 9. Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie Test Area 7. The photo must be taken within the past 6 months. If the face on the photograph differs from yourself, you will not be allowed to take the test. First, a test site corresponding to the test area you have selected will be specified. Test Area 1. If your first language mother tongue is Japanese, please contact the Application Center before application in order to confirm whether or not you will be able to take the test.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} The prefectures that are included in the area are listed in the parentheses. If your name is longer than 33 letters, you do not need to enter it as exactly the same as on your passport and please shorten it as much as possible for example by omitting the middle name or writing in initials. This photograph will be printed on your test voucher, the Certificate of Japanese-Language Proficiency and the Japanese-Language, Proficiency Test Certificate of Result and Scores. Even in the same Test Area, the test sites may be different depending on the test level or the sites condition. You can upload data for a photograph that you have already taken or you can use a web camera to take a picture during your application. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi Test Area Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima Test Area There are two methods for sending a photograph of your face. You can not change your photograph after the end of the application period. Choose one method for sending a photograph. Precautions when registering application information 1 The following 17 items are registered when applying to take the test. Make sure to include the spaces, exactly as written in your passport. Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima Test Area 3. Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama Test Area 8. through L. Then, within your selected test area, a test site according to your postal cord will be specified. Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui Test Area 6. Niigata, Yamanashi, Nagano Test Area 5. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}If the first application is made for more than 10 applicants, the additional applications for less than 10 applicants will be allowed. Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa Test Area 4.