Convert CAD to JPY Canadian dollar ↔ Japanese yen Free Online Secure
Type an amount in Canadian dollar and read it in Japanese yen at once. The page uses the European Central Bank's reference rate, and tells you which day that rate is from.
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Where these codes and rates come from
The three letters in EUR, USD or JPY are not an abbreviation someone invented for a website: they are ISO 4217, a standard in which the first two letters are the country's own code and the third is usually the initial of the currency. The figures on this page come from the European Central Bank, which publishes one set of reference rates each working day, around 16:00 Central European time, agreed between the central banks of the Eurosystem. They are a daily snapshot meant for statistics and accounting, not a live trading feed — which is exactly why they are the same number for everyone, rather than whatever one bank happened to quote at one moment.
Where you meet an exchange rate
You meet an exchange rate four or five times a year without thinking about it: booking a trip, paying an invoice issued abroad, buying from a foreign shop, reading a salary offer in another currency, or checking what a card charge really cost. In all of these the reference rate is the honest middle, and the price you actually pay sits a little to one side of it. Knowing the middle is what lets you see how wide that margin is.
Questions people ask
Is this the rate my bank will give me?
No, and no page can promise one. This is the European Central Bank's reference rate: the midpoint published once a day for statistics. A bank, a card scheme or an exchange office adds its own margin on top — usually between half a percent and three percent, sometimes more at an airport counter. Use this figure to judge the offer you are given, not to predict it.
How often does the figure change, and what happens at weekends?
The European Central Bank publishes once each working day, in the afternoon, Central European time. There is no publication on Saturdays, Sundays or TARGET holidays, so on those days the page shows the last working day's rate and says which day it belongs to. The chart alongside is one year of the same daily series.
Is the answer exact?
Where both units are defined in terms of one another by whole numbers, yes — the page says so above the figure, and the only rounding is in how many digits are shown. Where the ratio has no finite decimal, the page shows twelve significant digits and says the relation is approximate rather than pretending otherwise.
Does anything I type leave my device?
No. The arithmetic runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded and there is no server to upload it to. Load the page once and it keeps working with the network switched off.
Ski runs in Hokkaido and cherry blossom in Kyoto: what a Canadian dollar buys in yen on a trip across the Pacific
For a Canadian, Japan sits on the other side of the same ocean. A flight from Vancouver takes about ten hours, shorter than a flight to most of Europe, and for decades Canadian skiers, students, teachers and young workers have crossed the Pacific in the direction of Tokyo, Osaka and the snowfields of Hokkaido. The attraction is easy to explain: a country where trains leave to the second, vending machines sell hot coffee in cans, shrines sit between skyscrapers and every meal feels like a small ceremony. The difficulty is the money. Prices in Japan are written in yen, in numbers with many zeros, and a quick glance at a menu can make a bowl of ramen look as expensive as a car. Use this page to Convert CAD to JPY with the daily reference rates published by the European Central Bank, in which the Canadian dollar and the Japanese yen are both quoted against the euro; the page combines them into a dollar-yen figure and prints its date under the result. The amount you type never leaves your browser.
Using the converter
Canadian dollars in, yen out
Type your budget, Convert CAD to JPY, and write the date beside the answer, as the figure and its date belong together.
Type an amount in Canadian dollars and the page shows its value in Japanese yen, with the date of the fixing used. A Canadian dollar is worth roughly ninety to a hundred and ten yen, so the answer is about a hundred times the number you typed. The yen has no subunit in everyday use, so every price is a whole number. A fixing is published once on each working day; on weekends and public holidays the page repeats the last one and says so. A table of round sums and a graph of the past thirty days sit below the box. To go the other way, from yen into dollars, open Convert JPY to CAD.
The reference, not the offer
At a counter, Convert CAD to JPY first and divide the offer by the result to see how large the margin is.
The number on the screen is the mid-market rate, before any provider has taken a margin. Whoever serves you gives a little less, and the difference is the real price of the exchange. Divide the amount you are offered by the amount this page shows: 0.99 is excellent, 0.97 is common for a card, and under 0.95 you should look elsewhere. The sums below use an invented, tidy rate of 100 yen to the Canadian dollar. It is not a forecast and not today's price, so replace it with the live figure when it matters.
Working holidays and long stays
The youth mobility agreement
Visa fees, insurance and the flight are costs too, so Convert CAD to JPY for each and add them to your savings plan.
Canada and Japan have an agreement that lets young citizens of each country, usually aged 18 to 30, live and work in the other for up to a year. Canadians use it to teach English, to work in ski resorts, hostels and restaurants, or simply to explore. The visa is arranged through the Japanese embassy or a consulate in Canada, with proof of funds, a return ticket or the money to buy one, and health insurance. Check the current terms on the official sites, since quotas and requirements can change.
What to bring
The deposit on a first flat is large, so Convert CAD to JPY for it and for the first month's rent.
Savings of 3,000 to 6,000 Canadian dollars are a sensible starting amount for the first months, because the first rent in Japan can include a deposit, key money and a fee that together equal four or five months of rent. At the invented rate, 5,000 dollars is 500,000 yen. Some employers provide housing; many do not. Share houses with furnished rooms are a popular alternative, at 40,000 to 70,000 yen a month in Tokyo. Convert CAD to JPY for each of these figures and keep them next to your budget.
Language and manners
You do not need fluent Japanese for the first weeks, but a few hundred words and the two syllabaries help enormously. Learn to bow slightly, to take off your shoes at the door, not to eat while walking and not to tip. Quiet on trains, tidy habits and punctuality are valued. Foreign residents quickly notice that a shopkeeper will often run after you to return a forgotten coin.
Skiing in the snow country
Why Canadians go to Hokkaido
A lift ticket and a bed look modest in yen, but Convert CAD to JPY for a week of them to see the total.
Japan receives some of the heaviest snowfalls in the world, because cold winds from Siberia pick up moisture over the Sea of Japan and drop it on the mountains. Resorts such as Niseko, Rusutsu and Furano on Hokkaido, and Hakuba and Nozawa Onsen on Honshu, are famous for light powder snow. Many Canadians know Niseko from its Australian and Canadian staff. A day lift ticket costs 7,000 to 9,500 yen, or 70 to 95 dollars at the invented rate, and a week of lodging in a basic guesthouse 8,000 to 15,000 yen a night.
Hot springs after the slopes
Soaking in an onsen, a natural hot spring bath, is the ritual after a day in the snow. You wash thoroughly before you enter, leave your towel outside the water and keep quiet. Most baths are separated by gender and require nudity; if tattoos are a concern, ask for a private bath. Entry to a public onsen costs 500 to 1,500 yen. A night in a traditional inn with a hot spring, dinner and breakfast costs 15,000 to 35,000 yen per person.
Snow safety
Off-piste skiing, popular for its deep powder, is dangerous without a guide and avalanche equipment. Ski patrols close gates on risky slopes for a reason. Take out insurance that covers winter sports and mountain rescue, since a helicopter costs a great deal. Emergency calls go to 110 for police and 119 for ambulance and fire.
Tokyo, Kyoto and the trains
Tokyo in a few days
Museum tickets, a subway pass and a lunch are cheap, so Convert CAD to JPY for a whole day and write it down.
Tokyo is huge and full of contrasts. Visitors enjoy the Senso-ji temple in Asakusa, the crossing at Shibuya, the gardens of the Imperial Palace, the markets at Toyosu, the neon of Shinjuku and the quiet streets of Yanaka. Entry to most temples and shrines is free, museums cost 500 to 2,000 yen, and viewing platforms 1,000 to 3,000. A subway day pass costs about 800 yen. At the invented rate a 1,000-yen museum ticket is 10 Canadian dollars.
Kyoto and Nara
Kyoto was the capital for more than a thousand years and has some seventeen UNESCO sites, among them the Kinkaku-ji golden pavilion, the thousand red gates at Fushimi Inari and the bamboo grove in Arashiyama. Entry to temples costs 400 to 1,000 yen. Nara, forty minutes away, has a giant bronze Buddha and tame deer. Spring cherry blossom, in late March and early April, and the autumn leaves in November, draw large crowds and push hotel prices up; book far in advance.
Bullet trains and passes
A rail pass is a large purchase, so Convert CAD to JPY for it and for the single tickets and choose the cheaper.
The Shinkansen links Tokyo to Kyoto in two hours and fifteen minutes for roughly 14,000 yen. A national rail pass is available to foreign visitors and has risen in price; compare it with the cost of point-to-point tickets for your itinerary before you buy. Convert CAD to JPY for both options and choose the cheaper.
Money in Japan
Cash, cards and cash machines
Before you withdraw, Convert CAD to JPY for the sum you need so that you do not carry more than necessary.
Japan has been a cash-first country, and many small restaurants, temples and rural inns still take only cash. Cards are accepted in hotels, department stores and chain restaurants. Cash machines in convenience stores accept foreign cards at all hours. If a machine offers to convert the sum into Canadian dollars, decline and take yen. A prepaid transport card can be topped up and used on trains, buses and in vending machines.
Consumption tax and refunds
Prices in shops include a consumption tax of 10 per cent, with a lower rate for food. Visitors with a passport can buy certain goods tax-free in larger shops, above a minimum amount per receipt. There is no tipping, and service is excellent without it.
Time zone and units
Japan is fourteen hours ahead of Toronto and seventeen ahead of Vancouver in winter, one hour less in summer. Convert EST to PST shows the gap between the Canadian coasts. Japan uses the metric system, and Convert °C to °F and Convert cm to in help with forecasts and sizes.
Food and drink beyond the obvious
The counter and the set meal
Japanese eating habits follow a pattern that rewards the curious. At lunchtime, a teishoku, a set meal of grilled fish or fried pork with rice, miso soup and pickles, costs 900 to 1,500 yen. A bowl of ramen at a counter costs 900 to 1,400, a plate of curry rice 700 to 1,200, a conveyor-belt sushi lunch 1,500 to 3,000. In many small restaurants you buy a ticket from a machine at the door, hand it to the cook and sit down. At the invented rate, a 1,000-yen lunch costs 10 Canadian dollars, which is far less than in a Canadian city.
Izakaya and convenience stores
In the evening, workers gather in izakaya, informal pubs where you order several small dishes and drinks to share. A night costs 3,000 to 5,000 yen per person. Convenience stores, called konbini, sell rice balls, sandwiches, hot meals and desserts of excellent quality for 150 to 600 yen, open day and night, and are a lifesaver for a traveller on a budget. Breakfast from a konbini costs about 500 yen.
Drinks
Vending machines sell hot and cold tea, coffee and soft drinks for 130 to 200 yen. Beer is cheap and widely available, 500 to 700 yen in a bar for a mug. Sake is served warm or cold, in tiny cups. Water from the tap is safe to drink. Alcohol may be bought at any age above twenty, and there is a strong culture of toasting, with the first drink often being beer.
Shopping and souvenirs
What to bring home
Popular gifts include green tea, sweets in beautiful boxes, ceramics, lacquerware, fans, stationery and kitchen knives, which are sharp, beautiful and not allowed in hand luggage. Department stores have food halls in the basement that sell box lunches and sweets, and electronics districts such as Akihabara in Tokyo offer cameras, games and gadgets. Prices are fixed and haggling is not done. At the invented rate, a 3,000-yen box of sweets is 30 Canadian dollars.
Customs when you return
Canadian travellers returning from abroad may bring in goods up to a personal exemption that depends on the length of the trip; above that, duty and tax apply. Food products, including meat, dairy, plants and fresh fruit, are restricted. Alcohol and tobacco have their own limits. Keep receipts together and declare honestly, since a penalty for non-declaration is much heavier than the duty.
Packing space
Leave room in your suitcase for purchases, or plan to send a parcel by post, which costs 3,000 to 8,000 yen for a small box. Japanese post and courier services are reliable. Check the weight limits of your airline and the rules for lithium batteries in luggage.
A fortnight, with figures
An example trip
Suppose a couple spends fourteen days in Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and a hot spring town. Thirteen nights in business hotels at 12,000 yen are 156,000. Fast trains between cities cost 40,000 for two, local transport 30,000, meals at 9,000 a day for two 126,000, temples and museums 25,000, one night in a traditional inn at 40,000 for two, and shopping 50,000. The total is 467,000 yen, which at the invented rate is 4,670 Canadian dollars, excluding flights. Convert CAD to JPY for every line to see where your money goes.
Where to save
Business hotels outside the centre, lunch sets, konbini breakfasts and regional trains reduce the bill substantially. Many temples and gardens are free or cost a few hundred yen. Free walking tours run in major cities, and city passes give discounts on attractions.
Seasons and festivals
Spring and autumn
Spring brings the cherry blossom, which sweeps northward from late March in Kyushu to May in Hokkaido, and turns parks into picnic grounds. The viewing parties, called hanami, involve blankets, food and a lot of friendly noise. Autumn is the season of red maple leaves, in November in Kyoto, and is just as popular. Both seasons are mild, bright and busy. Book hotels and trains months ahead and expect higher prices.
Summer and winter
Summer is hot and humid, especially in Tokyo and Osaka, with a rainy season in June and typhoons from August to October. In return come festivals with fireworks, dancing in the streets and food stalls. Winter is dry and clear on the Pacific side and snowy on the Sea of Japan coast. New Year, from 29 December to 3 January, is the most important holiday, and many shops and restaurants close; travel at that time is crowded.
Matsuri to remember
Among the great festivals are the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto in July, with enormous floats pulled through the streets, the Awa Odori dance festival in Tokushima in August and the Snow Festival in Sapporo in February, which builds huge snow sculptures. Entry is free for most, but reserved seats cost 2,000 to 10,000 yen.
Staying connected and safe
Phones and internet
Roaming from a Canadian plan can cost 10 to 15 dollars a day. A prepaid data SIM or an eSIM bought online costs 2,000 to 4,000 yen for a couple of weeks, and pocket wireless routers can be rented at airports. Maps and translation apps do most of the guiding. Free wireless is available in stations, convenience stores and many cafes, but registration is sometimes required.
Safety and health
Japan is among the safest countries in the world, with a low crime rate and honest lost-property services. Earthquakes are a fact of life, and buildings are built to withstand them; hotel rooms list what to do. Pharmacies sell common remedies, but some medicines legal in Canada are banned in Japan, so check before you pack. Hospitals are of high standard, but foreigners pay in full, so travel insurance is essential.
Etiquette on trains
Talking on the phone in a train is considered rude, and passengers set their phones to silent. Queue at marked positions on the platform, let people exit before you board and offer priority seats to elderly and pregnant passengers. Eating on local trains is frowned upon, though it is accepted on long-distance trains.
Other conversions
If the trip goes on
Travellers who continue to Australia can use Convert CAD to AUD, those who fly on to Europe Convert CAD to EUR, and those who return through the United States Convert CAD to USD. For yen against other currencies, see Convert EUR to JPY and Convert GBP to JPY, and for distances in Japan Convert km to mi.
A short routine
Write down the rate and date each time you change money, and compare the note with the statement later.
Mistakes to avoid
Counting zeros wrong
When a price looks odd, Convert CAD to JPY and check the number of zeros before you pay.
Yen amounts have many digits. Convert CAD to JPY and say the answer aloud before you pay.
Paying in dollars
A machine that offers to charge you in Canadian dollars uses its own rate. Choose yen.
Using an old rate
A rate from last month can be wrong by several per cent. The date beside the result protects you whenever you Convert CAD to JPY.
In short
The only thing fetched from the network is the table of daily rates; your amount stays in the browser and no account is needed. From a powder slope in Hokkaido to a bullet train to Kyoto, one habit pays: Convert CAD to JPY, read the date and weigh every offer against the figure on this page.