Best Way to Send Money to Japan from Kenya (KES to JPY)

Sending money from Kenya to Japan: what today's data shows

RemitFinder compares 3 providers and 3 ways to send money from Kenya to Japan. The mid-market rate is JPY 1.2192 per KES. 3 providers have no-fee options.

🧭 What is the best way to send money to Japan from Kenya?

It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send. RemitFinder compares 3 providers offering 3 ways to send Kenyan Shilling (KES) to Japanese Yen (JPY).

🔀 Ways to receive:

Bank Account is the only way to receive, offered by 3 providers.

💱 How to get the best KES to JPY exchange rate?

The mid-market Kenyan Shilling to Japanese Yen rate today is JPY 1.2192 per KES. Providers add a markup to it, so compare the rate each one gives you, not the mid-market rate.

At that rate, KES 1,000 is JPY 1,219.20, and each 1% of markup costs about JPY 12.19.

• 📊 Rates run from JPY 1.2162 to JPY 1.218 per KES across all amounts. The top three rates are from Cambridge Currencies (JPY 1.218 for transfers from KES 25,001), Key Currency (JPY 1.218 for transfers from KES 875,654) and Regency FX (JPY 1.218).
• 📏 Typical markup: 0.10%. The median provider's best rate is 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 📈 Bigger transfers get better rates with 1 provider.
  • Cambridge Currencies gives JPY 1.218 per KES for transfers from KES 25,001, compared with JPY 1.2162 for transfers up to KES 5,000.

💸 What is the cheapest way to send money to Japan from Kenya?

It depends on the amount: fees and exchange rates change with how much you send, so the cards above rank every way to send at the amount you enter.

• 🆓 3 providers charge no fee on some ways to send or some amounts: Cambridge Currencies, Key Currency and Regency FX.

🏦 How to send money from Kenya to Japan through a bank?

3 providers accept payment by Bank Transfer. Your recipient can receive the money in a Bank Account with 3 providers.

• ⏱️ Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days.
• 🧾 What you need: the recipient's full name, bank name and account number, plus the bank's code.

Find the bank code: SWIFT codes for banks in Japan.

⚡ How to send money from Kenya to Japan fast?

No provider publishes a delivery time for this corridor, so these are typical times by delivery method.

Where no time is published, money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days.

Delivery times are those providers publish, or typical times for the delivery method where they publish none. Actual times can vary with identity checks, bank cut-off times and public holidays.

🏆 Which are the best money transfer companies to send money to Japan from Kenya?

There's no single best company: it depends on the amount and how you send. These are today's standouts, each by a measured figure.

• 💱 Cambridge Currencies, Key Currency and Regency FX offer the highest exchange rates, JPY 1.218 per KES.
• 🆓 3 providers have no-fee options.

Below are the details for each provider, in alphabetical order: its exchange rate, fees, ways to pay and receive, delivery times, limits and what your recipient gets.

Cambridge Currencies KES to JPY exchange rate today

• 💱 Cambridge Currencies' Kenyan Shilling to Japanese Yen exchange rate runs from JPY 1.2162 to JPY 1.218 per KES. Its best rate applies to transfers from KES 25,001 and is 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Cambridge Currencies charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Cambridge Currencies, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Cambridge Currencies, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.

Key Currency KES to JPY exchange rate today

• 💱 Key Currency's Kenyan Shilling to Japanese Yen exchange rate is JPY 1.218 per KES, 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Key Currency charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Key Currency, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Key Currency, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Key Currency accepts transfers from KES 875,654 per transfer.

Regency FX KES to JPY exchange rate today

• 💱 Regency FX's Kenyan Shilling to Japanese Yen exchange rate is JPY 1.218 per KES, 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Regency FX charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Regency FX, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Regency FX, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.

Limits are those providers publish to RemitFinder. What you can actually send depends on the provider's checks, your account and the rules in both countries.

🪜 Step by step guide to send money from Kenya to Japan

1. Compare providers. RemitFinder lists 3 providers and 3 ways to send; the cards above rank them for your amount.
2. Choose how to pay. You can pay from a Bank Account.
3. Choose how your recipient gets the money. Bank Account (3 providers).
4. Check the limits. No provider publishes a maximum. What you can send also depends on the provider's checks and the rules in both countries.
5. Sign up and verify your identity. Providers need ID before your first transfer.
6. Add your recipient's details. Name and Bank Account details. Find the bank code: SWIFT codes for banks in Japan.
7. Pay and track the transfer. Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days.

Frequently Asked Questions: Sending money to Japan from Kenya

These FAQs use data from RemitFinder's live comparison of 3 providers for Kenya to Japan money transfers.

• How do I send money from Kenya to Japan?

  Compare 3 providers on RemitFinder, choose how you pay and how your recipient gets the money, then send online with the provider you pick.

• What is the best way to send money to Japan from Kenya?

  It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send.

• What is the cheapest way to send money to Japan?

  3 providers charge no fee on some ways to send or some amounts, and the exchange-rate markup decides the rest. RemitFinder ranks every way to send by what your recipient gets, fees included.

• What is the KES to JPY exchange rate today?

  The mid-market rate is JPY 1.2192 per KES. Providers' rates run from JPY 1.2162 to JPY 1.218.

• What is the fastest way to send money to Japan?

  Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days.

• How much money can I send to Japan from Kenya?

  None of the providers publish a maximum per transfer. Their checks and the rules in both countries still apply.

• Can I send money to Japan without fees?

  Yes, with Cambridge Currencies, Key Currency and Regency FX on some ways to send or some amounts. Check the exchange rate too, as a no-fee transfer can still carry a markup.

• Which providers send money from Kenya to Japan?

  RemitFinder compares 3 providers: Cambridge Currencies, Key Currency and Regency FX.

• Which app is best to send money to Japan?

  It depends on your amount and how you pay. RemitFinder compares 3 providers and ranks every way to send for the amount you enter.

• Why do providers charge different amounts to send money to Japan?

  Each provider sets its own exchange-rate markup and fees, and both can change with how you pay, how your recipient gets the money and how much you send.