1 JPY = 0.82842 KES
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC
since 2003
The Kenyan Shilling to Japanese Yen exchange rate is 1.2071 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC): 1 KES buys 1.2071 JPY, and 1 JPY buys 0.82842 KES. That is 0.07% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 1.1870 JPY (October 29, 2025) and 1.2757 JPY (July 28, 2026). It is 1.0% higher than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has risen 15%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 1.9091 JPY on May 21, 2007.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.2252 | 1.2757 | 1.1903 | 1.2071 | −1.4% |
| 2025 | 1.2249 | 1.2328 | 1.0892 | 1.2240 | −0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.90727 | 1.2755 | 0.90644 | 1.2245 | +35.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0669 | 1.0976 | 0.90308 | 0.90692 | −15.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0252 | 1.2599 | 1.0031 | 1.0775 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.95444 | 1.0419 | 0.93924 | 1.0265 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0902 | 1.1216 | 0.93165 | 0.94439 | −12.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0893 | 1.1340 | 1.0290 | 1.0807 | −0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1103 | 1.1463 | 1.0544 | 1.0893 | −1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1681 | 1.1717 | 1.0611 | 1.1058 | −4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1895 | 1.2058 | 1.0007 | 1.1537 | −3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3218 | 1.3522 | 1.1443 | 1.1893 | −10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2146 | 1.3634 | 1.1702 | 1.3218 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0193 | 1.2487 | 1.0099 | 1.2146 | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.92207 | 1.0322 | 0.87852 | 1.0193 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0098 | 1.0773 | 0.72656 | 0.92695 | −8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2487 | 1.3012 | 1.0036 | 1.0101 | −18.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1650 | 1.3354 | 1.1277 | 1.2351 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7802 | 1.7907 | 1.1525 | 1.1650 | −34.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7980 | 1.9091 | 1.6549 | 1.7802 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6390 | 1.7906 | 1.5438 | 1.7287 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3170 | 1.6572 | 1.3141 | 1.6274 | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4116 | 1.4672 | 1.2656 | 1.3650 | −3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4444 | 1.4459 | 1.4116 | 1.4116 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 1.2250 | 1.2351 | 1.2071 | 1.2071 | −1.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 1.2169 | 1.2468 | 1.1933 | 1.2196 | −1.9% |
| Aug 2026 | 1.2373 | 1.2440 | 1.2231 | 1.2437 | −0.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 1.2661 | 1.2757 | 1.2482 | 1.2482 | −1.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2513 | 1.2643 | 1.2420 | 1.2643 | +2.0% |
| May 2026 | 1.2324 | 1.2405 | 1.2132 | 1.2394 | +1.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2377 | 1.2474 | 1.2219 | 1.2219 | −1.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2362 | 1.2464 | 1.2212 | 1.2337 | +1.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2114 | 1.2264 | 1.1925 | 1.2101 | +0.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2235 | 1.2405 | 1.1903 | 1.2027 | −1.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2167 | 1.2326 | 1.2054 | 1.2240 | +1.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2085 | 1.2264 | 1.1917 | 1.2121 | +0.8% |
The Kenyan Shilling to Japanese Yen exchange rate is 1.2071 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC): 1 KES buys 1.2071 JPY, and 1 JPY buys 0.82842 KES. That is 0.07% below the previous close.
100 KES is 120.711 JPY at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC), and 100 JPY is 82.8423 KES.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 1.9091 JPY, on May 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.72656 JPY, on October 12, 2011.
KES/JPY is a cross rate: the KES price in US dollars divided by the JPY price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so KES/JPY moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=JPY and currencies=KES 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=JPY¤cies=KES"{
"success": true,
"base": "JPY",
"rates": {
"KES": 0.8284225734,
"JPYKES": 1.207113413
}
}rates.KES is how much KES one JPY buys; rates.JPYKES is the price of one KES in JPY.