1 KES = 1.2071 JPY
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC
since 2003
The Japanese Yen to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is 0.82842 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC): 1 JPY buys 0.82842 KES, and 1 KES buys 1.2071 JPY. That is 0.07% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.78391 KES (July 28, 2026) and 0.84248 KES (October 29, 2025). It is 1.0% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 13%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 1.3763 KES on October 12, 2011.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| JPY | KES |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.82842 |
| 5 | 4.1421 |
| 10 | 8.2842 |
| 25 | 20.7106 |
| 50 | 41.4211 |
| 100 | 82.8423 |
| 250 | 207.106 |
| 500 | 414.211 |
| 1,000 | 828.423 |
| 5,000 | 4,142.11 |
| 10,000 | 8,284.23 |
| KES | JPY |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1.2071 |
| 5 | 6.0356 |
| 10 | 12.0711 |
| 25 | 30.1778 |
| 50 | 60.3557 |
| 100 | 120.711 |
| 250 | 301.778 |
| 500 | 603.557 |
| 1,000 | 1,207.11 |
| 5,000 | 6,035.57 |
| 10,000 | 12,071.13 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.81622 | 0.84014 | 0.78391 | 0.82845 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.81637 | 0.91813 | 0.81119 | 0.8170 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1009 | 1.1032 | 0.78398 | 0.81663 | −25.9% |
| 2023 | 0.93733 | 1.1073 | 0.91105 | 1.1026 | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 0.97539 | 0.99692 | 0.79372 | 0.92812 | −4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0559 | 1.0647 | 0.9598 | 0.9742 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.92617 | 1.0734 | 0.89162 | 1.0589 | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.92471 | 0.97185 | 0.8818 | 0.92529 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.90613 | 0.9465 | 0.87239 | 0.91802 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.85612 | 0.94245 | 0.85347 | 0.90433 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.84373 | 0.99933 | 0.82931 | 0.86675 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.75261 | 0.87388 | 0.73953 | 0.84085 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.81135 | 0.85453 | 0.73347 | 0.75656 | −8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.99023 | 0.99023 | 0.80083 | 0.82333 | −16.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0845 | 1.1383 | 0.96877 | 0.98109 | −9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9903 | 1.3763 | 0.92825 | 1.0788 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.80085 | 0.99641 | 0.76851 | 0.99004 | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 0.84612 | 0.88676 | 0.74883 | 0.80966 | −5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5665 | 0.86771 | 0.55845 | 0.85834 | +52.8% |
| 2007 | 0.57983 | 0.60425 | 0.5238 | 0.56174 | −2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.61012 | 0.64775 | 0.55846 | 0.57847 | −5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.75932 | 0.76098 | 0.60342 | 0.61449 | −16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.70754 | 0.79017 | 0.68155 | 0.73259 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.69234 | 0.70841 | 0.69162 | 0.70841 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.81636 | 0.82845 | 0.80964 | 0.82845 | +1.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.82187 | 0.8380 | 0.80207 | 0.81994 | +2.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.80825 | 0.81759 | 0.80388 | 0.80404 | +0.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.78982 | 0.80117 | 0.78391 | 0.80117 | +1.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.79916 | 0.80513 | 0.79094 | 0.79094 | −2.0% |
| May 2026 | 0.81084 | 0.82018 | 0.80611 | 0.80687 | −1.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.80798 | 0.81841 | 0.80168 | 0.81841 | +1.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.80895 | 0.81886 | 0.80234 | 0.8106 | −1.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.82556 | 0.83859 | 0.81538 | 0.82639 | −0.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.81746 | 0.84014 | 0.8061 | 0.83146 | +1.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.82195 | 0.82962 | 0.81127 | 0.8170 | −1.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.82755 | 0.83913 | 0.81538 | 0.82501 | −0.8% |
The Japanese Yen to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is 0.82842 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC): 1 JPY buys 0.82842 KES, and 1 KES buys 1.2071 JPY. That is 0.07% above the previous close.
100 JPY is 82.8423 KES at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC), and 100 KES is 120.711 JPY.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 1.3763 KES, on October 12, 2011. The lowest is 0.5238 KES, on May 21, 2007.
JPY/KES is a cross rate: the JPY price in US dollars divided by the KES price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so JPY/KES moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=KES and currencies=JPY for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 2003. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=KES¤cies=JPY"{
"success": true,
"base": "KES",
"rates": {
"JPY": 1.207113413,
"KESJPY": 0.8284225734
}
}rates.JPY is how much JPY one KES buys; rates.KESJPY is the price of one JPY in KES.