Japanese yen
円 · In circulation in Japan
- ISO code
- JPY
- Symbol
- ¥
- Minor unit
- none
- Notes
- 4
- Coins
- 6
- Issued by
- Bank of Japan
Notes and coins in circulation
- ¥1,000
- ¥2,000
- ¥5,000
- ¥10,000
The Japanese yen’s largest current denomination is ¥10,000, worth about $63.55: the 33rd most valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
ATM commonly dispensed by cash machines
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Colours are the issuer’s own. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
| Notes | Colour | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| ¥10,000 | brown | 160 × 76 |
| ¥5,000 | purple | 156 × 76 |
| ¥2,000 | not recorded | not recorded |
| ¥1,000 | blue | 150 × 76 |
| Coins | Colour | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| ¥500 | not recorded | not recorded |
| ¥100 | not recorded | not recorded |
| ¥50 | not recorded | not recorded |
| ¥10 | not recorded | not recorded |
| ¥5 | not recorded | not recorded |
| ¥1 | not recorded | not recorded |
Getting cash
Japanese cash machines usually dispense 10,000 yen notes, and often 1,000 yen notes. The 2,000 yen note is still legal tender and still issued, but is rarely seen in circulation and some machines will not accept it.
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 JPY = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.00636 USD | 157.35 JPY |
| EUR | 0.00554 EUR | 180.50 JPY |
| GBP | 0.00475 GBP | 210.44 JPY |
| INR | 0.6093 INR | 1.64 JPY |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
Practical guides
Tools
What exchanging costs →
Paste the rate you were quoted and see the gap against mid-market.
Do I need to declare it? →
Both legs of any route: where you leave and where you arrive.
Is a torn note still valid? →
How much must survive, and who pays out.
How big is a Japanese yen note? →
Drawn to scale against a bank card, and against any other currency.
One-page cash sheet →
Notes, border limits and damaged-note rules, on a page you can fold.
Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- Bank of Japan Notes and Coins Currently Issued · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Banknotes of the japanese yen (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary