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Japanese Yen Exchange Rate

Live NZD to JPY FX

Updated Hourly
Code: JPY
Symbol: ¥

Best Value Debit Card, Credit Card and ATMs for Spending and Withdrawing Japanese Yen

  1. Best Money Transfer Service - Wise, as revealed by our extensive research into international money transfers.
  2. Best Debit Card for Japanese Yen - The Wise Debit Card (best NZD:JPY rate, and 0% foreign currency fees if you withdraw up to NZ$350 within a 30-day rolling period (and then a 2% fee of anything above that). 
  3. Best Credit Card for Japanese Yen - The Flight Centre Mastercard outperforms all other cards given its 0% overseas currency conversion fee.
  4. ATMs Availability and Costs - ATMs are common all over Japan, including train stations, 7-11 shops and airports. Find out what your bank's international debit card and credit card fees here. The maximum you can withdraw in one transaction is JPY 50,000.
  5. All Travel Money Cards support JPY - our comparison guide highlights which cards offer the best deal.
  6. Save money when withdrawing or spending Japanese Yen with our foreign exchange guide.
  7. Japanese Yen come in ¥1,000, ¥2,000, ¥5,000 and ¥10,000 banknotes. 

Suggested money tip when arriving and travelling in Japan:
  1. Bring around NZD$300 in cash which you can use as a safety net and exchange at most FX kiosks (found all over main Japanese cities).
  2. Withdraw the amount of JPY you think you will need for your stay.
  3. Avoid airport money exchange kiosks - they most likely offer the worst exchange rates. ATMs give you the market exchange rate without the greedy commission. 
  4. Leftover JPY? If you have a small amount of Yen remaining, you can use them to settle your hotel bill extras, transfers back to the airport and/or apply them to a duty free purchase on departure (you can pay part cash, part card). Banks back in New Zealand will also buy Japanese Yen notes (but not coins).
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