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Kenyan Shilling (KES) to Japanese Yen (JPY)

Convert Kenyan shillings to Japanese yen at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: JPY to KES

1 Kenyan Shilling =

1 JPY −0.01% today

1 KES = 1.21729 JPY · 1 JPY = 0.821499 KES

Mid-market rate, updated 00:02 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get KES→JPY rates via API

KES to JPY over the last year

1.151.201.25Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
1.2654
52-week low
1.1389
52-week average
1.2178
Change over the year
+6.88%

Conversion tables

KES to JPY
KES JPY
1 KES 1 JPY
10 KES 12 JPY
100 KES 122 JPY
1,000 KES 1,217 JPY
10,000 KES 12,173 JPY
50,000 KES 60,864 JPY
100,000 KES 121,729 JPY
JPY to KES
JPY KES
1 JPY 0.8215 KES
10 JPY 8.21 KES
100 JPY 82.15 KES
1,000 JPY 821.50 KES
10,000 JPY 8,214.99 KES
50,000 JPY 41,074.94 KES
100,000 JPY 82,149.89 KES

Get KES→JPY rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for JPY and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation 
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=JPY \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=JPY \
  -d date=2025-10-02 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about KES to JPY

How much is 1 KES in JPY?

1 Kenyan Shilling is 1.21729 Japanese yen at the mid-market rate of 2 October 2026, 00:02 UTC, and 1 JPY is 0.821499 KES.

What was the KES to JPY rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 KES ranged from 1.13894 to 1.26543 JPY, 1.21785 JPY on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for KES/JPY, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.