Yen to dollar converter
The reference rate both ways, British pounds alongside, and what that money buys once you're in Japan.
In British pounds: £4.72
$1 = ¥157.19 and £1 = ¥211.95, reference rates last checked September 4, 2026 (yen) and September 2 (dollar and pound)
¥1,000 is enough for 1 convenience-store meal.
Round amounts in dollars and pounds
| Yen | US dollars | Pounds | Enough for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¥100 | $0.64 | £0.47 | |
| ¥500 | $3.18 | £2.36 | |
| ¥1,000 | $6.36 | £4.72 | 1 convenience-store meal |
| ¥2,000 | $12.72 | £9.44 | 1 sushi dinner |
| ¥5,000 | $31.81 | £23.59 | 2 sushi dinners |
| ¥10,000 | $63.62 | £47.18 | 5 sushi dinners |
| ¥20,000 | $127 | £94.36 | 1 Tokyo–Kyoto bullet train ride |
| ¥50,000 | $318 | £236 | 3 Tokyo–Kyoto bullet train rides |
| ¥100,000 | $636 | £472 | 7 Tokyo–Kyoto bullet train rides |
The one-day subway pass is the Tokyo Metro & Toei Subway Common One-Day Ticket, at the price announced by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, and the train ride is the Tokaido Shinkansen fare for an unreserved seat. The sushi dinner is what a customer spends on average at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant, according to Maruha Nichiro's yearly survey of 3,000 Japanese diners (February 2025). Each of those three has one price, so it gives one number. The convenience-store meal and the ramen come from price ranges published by a Japan travel site, so their number is a range too: a bowl of ramen runs ¥600 to ¥1,200 depending on the shop. Prices last checked between August 6 and September 2, 2026.
From dollars to yen
| US dollars | Yen |
|---|---|
| $5 | ¥786 |
| $10 | ¥1,572 |
| $20 | ¥3,144 |
| $50 | ¥7,860 |
| $100 | ¥15,719 |
| $200 | ¥31,439 |
| $500 | ¥78,597 |
| $1,000 | ¥157,195 |
The rate here is a benchmark
These are the European Central Bank's reference rates, refreshed on this page once a month. The dollar and pound figures are worked out through the euro, which is how the bank publishes them. Your bank, the ATM and the exchange counter all add their own margin on top. So the converter tells you where the rate stands, not the exact amount that will leave your account.
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