Best British Pound / Japanese Yen Exchange Rate Today: 181.3410
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Live rate: 1 GBP = 181.3410 JPY (-0.97% )
Inverted: 1 JPY = 0.0055 GBP
Provider | Exchange Rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Service | Notes | Action |
Live Market Rate |
181.3410 | 0 | 179.5276 |
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180.6156 (indicative) |
0 | 180.6156 | International Payments and Transfers | Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates. | |
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180.0716 (indicative) |
0 | 180.0716 | International Payments and Transfers | Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent. | |
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177.8843 | 0 | 177.8843 | Holiday FX, Cash Delivery | A specialist alternative to banks, bureau de change & the Post Office for clients seeking competitive currency exchange rates. A multiple award-winning company, offering free delivery (over £700.00 , no commission charges, payment by Debit Card or Bank Transfer and typically offering the best exchange rates available. | |
Best Bank Rate ![]() |
176.2635 (upper range) |
Variable | 176.2635 | Payments, transfers, holiday money | Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI | |
Worst Bank Rate ![]() |
174.9941 (lower range) |
Variable | 174.9941 | Payments, transfers, holiday money | Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt | |
Paypal ![]() |
173.1807 | 0 | 173.1807 | International Payments and Transfers | ||
Airport Pickup ![]() |
178.6209 | 0 | 178.6209 | Holiday FX, Cash Delivery | Booking Online prior to pickup is the key to getting a good rate |
Ranking Snapshot

Horizon Currency
payments

Wise
payments

Revolut
payments, cash

Global Reach
payments

Travel FX
holiday cash

Covent Garden FX
holiday cash

Moneycorp
payments

Tesco
cash

Post Office
cash

HSBC
representative of high street bank rates

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GBP/JPY Live Chart and Data
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January - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 | 2 Open: 158.5960 Close: 157.4170 Mid: 157.9840 | 3 Open: 157.4300 Close: 156.7780 Mid: 156.8800 | 4 Open: 156.7810 Close: 159.9020 Mid: 158.3435 | 5 Open: 159.9020 Close: 158.9050 Mid: 159.2785 | 6 Open: 158.8960 Close: 159.7560 Mid: 159.3885 | 7 |
8 | 9 Open: 160.0130 Close: 160.6950 Mid: 160.2720 | 10 Open: 160.6940 Close: 160.6790 Mid: 160.4975 | 11 Open: 160.6790 Close: 160.9560 Mid: 160.8640 | 12 Open: 160.9560 Close: 157.9040 Mid: 159.3440 | 13 Open: 157.8960 Close: 156.4090 Mid: 156.8490 | 14 |
15 | 16 Open: 156.5090 Close: 156.7210 Mid: 156.6350 | 17 Open: 156.7850 Close: 157.4630 Mid: 157.2100 | 18 Open: 157.4620 Close: 159.1670 Mid: 159.4565 | 19 Open: 159.1650 Close: 159.1430 Mid: 158.4020 | 20 Open: 159.1420 Close: 160.5720 Mid: 160.1705 | 21 |
22 | 23 Open: 160.7750 Close: 161.7480 Mid: 161.0895 | 24 Open: 161.7490 Close: 160.6130 Mid: 160.9015 | 25 Open: 160.6000 Close: 160.7210 Mid: 160.2225 | 26 Open: 160.7230 Close: 161.6090 Mid: 160.8750 | 27 Open: 161.6110 Close: 160.9700 Mid: 161.0130 | 28 |
29 | 30 Open: 160.6420 Close: 161.1130 Mid: 160.8160 | 31 Open: 161.1140 Close: 160.2540 Mid: 160.4840 |
February - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 160.2540 Close: 159.5480 Mid: 159.7940 | 2 Open: 159.5470 Close: 157.3530 Mid: 158.3985 | 3 Open: 157.3520 Close: 158.1340 Mid: 157.7435 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 Open: 159.3530 Close: 159.4270 Mid: 159.2465 | 7 Open: 159.4240 Close: 157.9240 Mid: 158.5075 | 8 Open: 157.9220 Close: 158.6600 Mid: 158.2270 | 9 Open: 158.6560 Close: 159.4290 Mid: 158.9075 | 10 Open: 159.4360 Close: 158.4600 Mid: 158.5875 | 11 |
12 | 13 Open: 158.8820 Close: 160.7270 Mid: 159.8080 | 14 Open: 160.7260 Close: 162.0620 Mid: 161.1445 | 15 Open: 162.0630 Close: 161.4590 Mid: 161.4395 | 16 Open: 161.4570 Close: 160.5840 Mid: 160.9930 | 17 Open: 160.5840 Close: 161.5490 Mid: 161.0765 | 18 |
19 | 20 Open: 161.6800 Close: 161.6780 Mid: 161.4510 | 21 Open: 161.6750 Close: 163.5340 Mid: 162.5995 | 22 Open: 163.5330 Close: 162.5300 Mid: 162.9965 | 23 Open: 162.5290 Close: 161.8160 Mid: 162.2645 | 24 Open: 161.8150 Close: 162.9860 Mid: 162.1670 | 25 |
26 | 27 Open: 163.0250 Close: 164.3430 Mid: 163.4825 | 28 Open: 164.3430 Close: 163.7650 Mid: 164.8645 |
March - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 163.7660 Close: 163.8210 Mid: 163.6920 | 2 Open: 163.8220 Close: 163.4020 Mid: 163.5070 | 3 Open: 163.4000 Close: 163.6110 Mid: 163.3765 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 Open: 163.8740 Close: 163.4710 Mid: 163.4315 | 7 Open: 163.4700 Close: 162.2000 Mid: 162.9595 | 8 Open: 162.2150 Close: 162.6940 Mid: 162.3520 | 9 Open: 162.6950 Close: 162.3570 Mid: 162.1545 | 10 Open: 162.3560 Close: 162.5230 Mid: 163.0955 | 11 |
12 | 13 Open: 162.6320 Close: 162.2830 Mid: 161.5505 | 14 Open: 162.2820 Close: 163.1850 Mid: 162.9765 | 15 Open: 163.1850 Close: 160.8570 Mid: 161.6800 | 16 Open: 160.8570 Close: 161.9550 Mid: 160.3425 | 17 Open: 161.9540 Close: 160.6160 Mid: 161.1485 | 18 |
19 | 20 Open: 161.0260 Close: 161.2360 Mid: 160.3510 | 21 Open: 161.2360 Close: 161.8760 Mid: 161.5180 | 22 Open: 161.8790 Close: 161.2430 Mid: 162.0695 | 23 Open: 161.2420 Close: 160.7770 Mid: 160.8990 | 24 Open: 160.7770 Close: 159.9030 Mid: 159.5615 | 25 |
26 | 27 Open: 159.8160 Close: 161.6790 Mid: 160.8000 | 28 Open: 161.6760 Close: 161.5250 Mid: 161.2560 | 29 Open: 161.5270 Close: 163.6270 Mid: 162.5195 | 30 Open: 163.6260 Close: 164.3960 Mid: 163.7190 | 31 Open: 164.3900 Close: 163.7550 Mid: 164.5510 |
April - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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2 | 3 Open: 164.1060 Close: 164.4380 Mid: 164.1645 | 4 Open: 164.4390 Close: 164.6460 Mid: 165.2945 | 5 Open: 164.6400 Close: 163.6520 Mid: 163.7520 | 6 Open: 163.6440 Close: 163.9180 Mid: 163.5235 | 7 Open: 163.9130 Close: 164.0800 Mid: 163.9795 | 8 |
9 | 10 Open: 165.6020 Close: 165.4360 Mid: 164.7080 | 11 Open: 165.4360 Close: 166.1390 Mid: 165.6960 | 12 Open: 166.1360 Close: 166.2420 Mid: 165.9985 | 13 Open: 166.2400 Close: 166.0210 Mid: 166.1260 | 14 Open: 166.0200 Close: 166.1020 Mid: 165.8250 | 15 |
16 | 17 Open: 167.8830 Close: 166.4590 Mid: 166.7905 | 18 Open: 166.4580 Close: 166.6460 Mid: 166.5945 | 19 Open: 166.6460 Close: 167.5900 Mid: 167.2340 | 20 Open: 167.5920 Close: 167.0460 Mid: 167.2780 | 21 Open: 167.0380 Close: 166.8900 Mid: 166.3120 | 22 |
23 | 24 Open: 166.7160 Close: 167.6040 Mid: 167.1360 | 25 Open: 167.6030 Close: 165.9470 Mid: 166.6920 | 26 Open: 165.9530 Close: 166.6750 Mid: 166.3330 | 27 Open: 166.6750 Close: 167.4870 Mid: 166.9320 | 28 Open: 167.4840 Close: 171.1880 Mid: 168.8735 | 29 |
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May - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 171.7650 Close: 171.7940 Mid: 171.5460 | 2 Open: 171.7950 Close: 170.2340 Mid: 171.1320 | 3 Open: 170.2380 Close: 169.2720 Mid: 169.7580 | 4 Open: 169.2670 Close: 168.8450 Mid: 168.7985 | 5 Open: 168.8450 Close: 170.3240 Mid: 169.6605 | 6 | |
7 | 8 Open: 173.1310 Close: 170.5170 Mid: 171.6590 | 9 Open: 170.5160 Close: 170.6840 Mid: 170.2890 | 10 Open: 170.6790 Close: 169.6460 Mid: 170.1465 | 11 Open: 169.6440 Close: 168.3530 Mid: 168.7895 | 12 Open: 168.3560 Close: 168.9640 Mid: 168.6640 | 13 |
14 | 15 Open: 170.2260 Close: 170.5280 Mid: 169.8080 | 16 Open: 170.5260 Close: 170.2940 Mid: 170.1205 | 17 Open: 170.2960 Close: 171.9420 Mid: 171.0680 | 18 Open: 171.9410 Close: 172.1190 Mid: 171.6775 | 19 Open: 172.1200 Close: 171.6520 Mid: 171.8810 | 20 |
21 | 22 Open: 171.8600 Close: 172.3790 Mid: 171.8945 | 23 Open: 172.3780 Close: 172.0500 Mid: 171.9580 | 24 Open: 172.0510 Close: 172.4550 Mid: 172.0155 | 25 Open: 172.4540 Close: 172.5730 Mid: 172.2450 | 26 Open: 172.5750 Close: 173.6360 Mid: 172.9960 | 27 |
28 | 29 Open: 173.6880 Close: 173.5500 Mid: 173.4625 | 30 Open: 173.5270 Close: 173.5130 Mid: 173.6395 | 31 Open: 173.5150 Close: 173.3650 Mid: 173.0940 |
June - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 173.3640 Close: 173.8600 Mid: 173.5430 | 2 Open: 173.8620 Close: 174.2630 Mid: 174.2160 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 Open: 174.4760 Close: 173.5790 Mid: 173.6665 | 6 Open: 173.5770 Close: 173.4900 Mid: 173.2275 | 7 Open: 173.4900 Close: 174.3190 Mid: 173.5575 | 8 Open: 174.3190 Close: 174.4900 Mid: 174.2145 | 9 Open: 174.4890 Close: 175.3200 Mid: 174.9280 | 10 |
11 | 12 Open: 175.5200 Close: 174.6790 Mid: 175.0630 | 13 Open: 174.6790 Close: 176.8430 Mid: 175.6665 | 14 Open: 176.8460 Close: 177.4200 Mid: 176.9350 | 15 Open: 177.4040 Close: 179.3420 Mid: 178.3345 | 16 Open: 179.3400 Close: 181.8880 Mid: 180.4390 | 17 |
18 | 19 Open: 182.2380 Close: 181.5520 Mid: 181.7835 | 20 Open: 181.6530 Close: 180.5500 Mid: 181.0120 | 21 Open: 180.5510 Close: 181.1510 Mid: 180.7660 | 22 Open: 181.1530 Close: 182.4300 Mid: 181.6395 | 23 Open: 182.4090 Close: 182.7490 Mid: 182.1125 | 24 |
25 | 26 Open: 182.4470 Close: 182.4250 Mid: 182.3430 | 27 Open: 182.4270 Close: 183.6770 Mid: 183.0030 | 28 Open: 183.6790 Close: 182.5640 Mid: 182.9205 | 29 Open: 182.5660 Close: 182.6120 Mid: 182.5495 | 30 Open: 182.6120 Close: 183.2300 Mid: 183.0405 |
July - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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2 | 3 Open: 183.2280 Close: 183.6140 Mid: 183.4330 | 4 Open: 183.6130 Close: 183.6870 Mid: 183.5755 | 5 Open: 183.6800 Close: 183.7760 Mid: 183.5845 | 6 Open: 183.7760 Close: 183.5400 Mid: 183.2580 | 7 Open: 183.5390 Close: 182.5250 Mid: 182.8115 | 8 |
9 | 10 Open: 182.5240 Close: 181.7350 Mid: 182.1625 | 11 Open: 181.7470 Close: 181.5100 Mid: 181.4065 | 12 Open: 181.5160 Close: 179.8840 Mid: 180.5145 | 13 Open: 179.8830 Close: 181.3530 Mid: 180.4850 | 14 Open: 181.3430 Close: 181.7020 Mid: 181.2515 | 15 |
16 | 17 Open: 181.9550 Close: 181.3500 Mid: 181.3630 | 18 Open: 181.3440 Close: 180.9830 Mid: 181.1060 | 19 Open: 180.9840 Close: 180.7700 Mid: 180.7270 | 20 Open: 180.7410 Close: 180.2450 Mid: 180.2385 | 21 Open: 180.2350 Close: 182.3180 Mid: 181.2235 | 22 |
23 | 24 Open: 182.4160 Close: 181.4200 Mid: 181.5920 | 25 Open: 181.4520 Close: 181.8160 Mid: 181.5880 | 26 Open: 181.8130 Close: 181.5100 Mid: 181.4560 | 27 Open: 181.4910 Close: 178.4820 Mid: 179.6735 | 28 Open: 178.4800 Close: 181.3480 Mid: 178.9175 | 29 |
30 | 31 Open: 181.6220 Close: 182.6060 Mid: 182.0380 |
August - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 182.6070 Close: 183.1300 Mid: 182.9265 | 2 Open: 183.1320 Close: 182.1930 Mid: 182.4495 | 3 Open: 182.1680 Close: 181.1340 Mid: 181.6180 | 4 Open: 181.1390 Close: 180.7570 Mid: 181.2035 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 Open: 181.0700 Close: 182.1340 Mid: 181.3935 | 8 Open: 182.1450 Close: 182.7760 Mid: 182.1765 | 9 Open: 182.7860 Close: 182.8110 Mid: 182.7000 | 10 Open: 182.8160 Close: 183.4850 Mid: 183.4640 | 11 Open: 183.4790 Close: 184.0360 Mid: 183.8255 | 12 |
13 | 14 Open: 183.7340 Close: 184.6040 Mid: 184.0420 | 15 Open: 184.6560 Close: 184.9470 Mid: 184.8415 | 16 Open: 184.9430 Close: 186.2890 Mid: 185.5080 | 17 Open: 186.3250 Close: 185.9080 Mid: 186.0230 | 18 Open: 185.8930 Close: 185.1390 Mid: 185.2545 | 19 |
20 | 21 Open: 185.4090 Close: 186.5600 Mid: 185.7795 | 22 Open: 186.5260 Close: 185.7630 Mid: 186.1530 | 23 Open: 185.7390 Close: 184.2760 Mid: 184.6560 | 24 Open: 184.3320 Close: 183.7510 Mid: 184.2110 | 25 Open: 183.7720 Close: 184.1940 Mid: 183.9145 | 26 |
27 | 28 Open: 184.3190 Close: 184.6250 Mid: 184.4490 | 29 Open: 184.6650 Close: 184.4480 Mid: 184.6690 | 30 Open: 184.4470 Close: 186.0350 Mid: 185.2125 | 31 Open: 186.0400 Close: 184.4220 Mid: 185.0665 |
September - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 184.4430 Close: 184.1300 Mid: 184.0485 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 Open: 184.1350 Close: 184.9840 Mid: 184.4690 | 5 Open: 184.9840 Close: 185.6170 Mid: 184.9310 | 6 Open: 185.6210 Close: 184.6910 Mid: 184.9575 | 7 Open: 184.6720 Close: 183.6980 Mid: 184.0735 | 8 Open: 183.7150 Close: 184.1700 Mid: 183.7725 | 9 |
10 | 11 Open: 184.4080 Close: 183.3690 Mid: 183.5480 | 12 Open: 183.3750 Close: 183.7520 Mid: 183.4390 | 13 Open: 183.7320 Close: 184.1890 Mid: 183.7985 | 14 Open: 184.1910 Close: 182.9690 Mid: 183.3545 | 15 Open: 183.0030 Close: 183.0990 Mid: 183.3480 | 16 |
17 | 18 Open: 182.9780 Close: 182.8310 Mid: 183.0365 | 19 Open: 182.7900 Close: 183.2430 Mid: 183.1030 | 20 Open: 183.2320 Close: 183.1200 Mid: 182.9085 | 21 Open: 183.1220 Close: 182.7680 Mid: 182.8895 | 22 | 23 |
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Banks and financial institutions buy and sell currency from each other - these sizeable institutions are 'the market' and the rate they transact at is the 'market rate'. The difference between how much a currency is purchased and sold is the spread, which is essentially the difference between the buy and sell price.
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