Kenyan shilling (KES) to Japanese yen (JPY) currency exchange rates

How many JPY is a KES? One KES is 1.2097 JPY and one JPY is 0.8267 KES. This information was last updated on Sep 6, 2026.

Currency

Facts about Kenyan shilling

The shilling is the currency of Kenya. Its ISO 4217 code is KES. The symbol KSh is also often used. The Kenyan shilling replaced the East African shilling in 1966 at par.

Facts about Japanese yen

The yen (Japanese: 円) is the currency of Japan. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the United States dollar and euro.

General information about KES to JPY

Conversion categoryCurrency
Currency code for Kenyan shillingKES
Currency symbol for Kenyan shillingKSh
Currency code for Japanese yenJPY
Currency symbol for Japanese yen¥
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You can also see the reverse pair JPY to KES