🇯🇵 Japanese Yen (JPY · ¥)
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Japanese Yen to Kenyan Shilling – JPY/KES Converter
Convert Japanese Yen to Kenyan Shilling at the current exchange rate and see the conversion both ways.
Conversion tables for common amounts
| JPY | KES |
|---|---|
| 200 JPY | 164 KES |
| 500 JPY | 410 KES |
| 1,000 JPY | 820 KES |
| 2,000 JPY | 1,639 KES |
| 5,000 JPY | 4,098 KES |
| 10,000 JPY | 8,196 KES |
| 20,000 JPY | 16,392 KES |
| 50,000 JPY | 40,980 KES |
| 100,000 JPY | 81,961 KES |
| 200,000 JPY | 163,922 KES |
| KES | JPY |
|---|---|
| 200 KES | 244 JPY |
| 500 KES | 610 JPY |
| 1,000 KES | 1,220 JPY |
| 2,000 KES | 2,440 JPY |
| 5,000 KES | 6,100 JPY |
| 10,000 KES | 12,201 JPY |
| 20,000 KES | 24,402 JPY |
| 50,000 KES | 61,005 JPY |
| 100,000 KES | 122,009 JPY |
| 200,000 KES | 244,019 JPY |
🇰🇪 Kenyan Shilling (KES · Sh)
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JPY to KES exchange rate history
1 JPY = 0.82122 KES as of October 10, 2026.
- 24 hours +0.05% Oct 5 – Oct 10
- 7 days -0.28% Sep 28 – Oct 10
- 1 month -2.34% Sep 7 – Oct 10
- 3 months +2.96% Jul 6 – Oct 10
- 6 months +0.88% Apr 6 – Oct 10
- 1 year -2.01% Nov 3, 2025 – Oct 10
Rate history for this period is not available.
- Low 0.79009 KES
- High 0.84118 KES
- Average 0.81877 KES
The rate history is built from weekly snapshots, so the compared dates can differ from the period label.
JPY to KES: common questions
How much is 1 JPY in KES right now?
One Japanese yen equals 0.81961 KES at the mid-market rate. The exact update date is shown under the converter.
What is 50,000 JPY in KES today?
50,000 JPY converts to 40,980.5 KES at the mid-market rate. Click any row in the tables above to load that amount straight into the converter.
How many JPY does 1 KES buy?
One Kenyan shilling is worth 1.2201 JPY right now. Both fields of the converter are editable, so you can work in either direction without reloading the page.
Why does my bank quote a different JPY to KES rate?
Banks and exchange services add their own margin and fees on top of the mid-market rate shown here. The difference between their quote and this baseline is what the exchange actually costs you.
Is the JPY to KES rate a cross rate?
Yes. Neither currency is quoted directly against the other, so the rate comes from their two USD quotes – the standard way to price pairs that are rarely traded directly.
Is the Kenyan shilling stronger than the Japanese yen?
Against each other, yes: 1 JPY buys 0.81961 KES, so one Kenyan shilling is worth more than one Japanese yen. That says nothing about prices in either country – what a unit actually buys locally is what the cost-of-living data on CityCost measures.
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Exchange rates are mid-market reference rates, updated regularly and intended for informational purposes. The same rates power all cost-of-living prices on CityCost.
