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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?
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Nagano, 22 February 1998: the day a small country beat Russia at ice hockey, and what the yen buys in crowns
When the final buzzer sounded in the ice hall at Nagano, in the Japanese Alps, the score was 1–0 and the scoreboard read Czech Republic against Russia. The Czechs had just won the Olympic gold medal in ice hockey, the first time that professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to compete at the Games, against a Russian team packed with NHL stars. The hero was Dominik Hašek, the goalie nicknamed "The Dominator", who stopped shot after shot, and the only goal was scored in the third period by defenceman Petr Svoboda. In Prague, hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets, and on the Old Town Square the players, back from Japan, appeared on a stage in front of a sea of flags. Decades later, Czech hockey still has a particular affection for Japan, and Czech supporters occasionally travel to Nagano, where they are greeted with surprise and applause. A pilgrimage to the place where the gold was won is a fine excuse for a trip to Japan. The first practical question is how many Japanese yen a Czech crown buys. This page answers it. Use it to Convert CZK to JPY with the daily reference rates published by the European Central Bank, in which the crown and the yen are quoted against the euro; the page combines them into a crown-yen figure and prints its date under the result. The amount you type never leaves your browser.
Using the converter
Crowns go in, yen come out
Before booking a flight or a room, Convert CZK to JPY for the whole budget and keep the figure beside your plans.
Type an amount in Czech crowns and read the equivalent in Japanese yen underneath, together with the date of the fixing it used. A crown is worth several yen, so the answer is a larger number than the one you typed, usually with no decimals worth noting. New fixings come out once on each working day; on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays the page shows the previous one and says so. A table of round sums and a graph of the last thirty days stand under the box. For the opposite direction, from yen into crowns, open Convert JPY to CZK.
A reference, not a quote
The figure is the market's midpoint on a working day, before any bank has added its share. A bank, a booth or an app will always offer a little less, and the gap in per cent is what the service costs: under one per cent is very good, two or three per cent is usual, above four is worth a second quote. Let every Convert CZK to JPY act as the yardstick. The sums below use an invented, round rate of six yen to the crown; it is neither a forecast nor today's price, so replace it with the number from the calculator.
The Games of 1998
Why the tournament mattered
Until 1998, the Olympic hockey tournament was played mainly by amateurs and by players from state-supported teams, which favoured the Soviet Union and its successors. Nagano was the first Games where the National Hockey League stopped its season to let its players go, so that the best in the world met on the same ice. Canada, the United States, Sweden, Finland, Russia and the Czech Republic fielded stars, and expectations were high. The Czechs, a small country of ten million, were not among the favourites. They beat the United States in the quarter-final, Canada in a semi-final decided by a penalty shootout in which Hašek stopped every shot, and Russia in the final.
The goalie and the shootout
A stadium ticket looks cheap in yen, so Convert CZK to JPY and compare it with a Prague match.
Hašek, born in Pardubice in 1965, was at the time the best goalie in the NHL, winning two Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player. In the semi-final against Canada, he saved all five shots in the shootout, including those of the best scorers in the game. In the final, he faced a barrage from the Russians, and held out until the end. When the players received their medals, the Czech national anthem sounded in a hall filled with Czech flags. The team's captain, Vladimír Růžička, and coach Ivan Hlinka, who died in 2004, are remembered as heroes.
The reception at home
The players arrived in Prague on 23 February to a welcome that the city had rarely seen: tens of thousands of fans in Wenceslas Square and Old Town Square, with the team seen from the balcony of the Old Town hall. Television news, newspapers and schools celebrated for days. For many Czechs, the memory still brings a lump to the throat.
Nagano today
The city and its temple
Nagano is a city of about 370,000 people, set in a valley surrounded by mountains, and its heart is the Zenkō-ji temple, a vast wooden complex founded in the seventh century that is visited by millions of pilgrims. The main hall can be entered for 500 yen, and the "path of darkness" under the altar, which pilgrims walk in complete blackness to touch a key to paradise, costs a little more. The approach street is lined with shops selling soba noodles, pickled vegetables, and souvenirs. Convert CZK to JPY for the entrance and a bowl of noodles, and you will see how small the sum is.
The Olympic sites
A day of arenas and museums is easy to price if you Convert CZK to JPY for every ticket and every train.
The arenas of 1998 are still in use. The M-Wave speed-skating hall, with its huge wavy roof, is open for public skating, and the Big Hat, the ice hockey venue, hosts concerts and sports events. The Olympic Museum in the stadium shows memorabilia, with a ticket of about 500 yen. For Czechs, a photo in front of the Big Hat is a must. A day of Olympic sites, with train and lunch, costs 3,000 to 5,000 yen.
Snow monkeys and hot springs
The park entry is small, the ryokan is not, so Convert CZK to JPY for both before you reserve.
Forty kilometres north-east of Nagano, in the valley of Jigokudani, wild Japanese macaques bathe in natural hot springs in winter, a spectacle photographed around the world. The park entry costs 800 yen, and the walk from the car park is 30 minutes through forest. The nearby village of Shibu Onsen has public baths, guesthouses and a street of old ryokan inns. A night at a ryokan, with dinner and breakfast, costs 12,000 to 30,000 yen per person. The monkeys are best seen in winter, when snow covers the ground.
Travelling from Prague to Nagano
Flights and trains
A Shinkansen ticket is the largest local fare, so Convert CZK to JPY for it and for a bus alternative.
There are no direct flights from Prague to Japan; routes go through the Gulf, Istanbul, Helsinki or other hubs, and the journey takes 14 to 20 hours. Japan is eight hours ahead of the Czech Republic in winter and seven in summer. From Tokyo, the Hokuriku Shinkansen reaches Nagano in about an hour and a half, with a ticket of about 8,000 yen. The line was built for the 1998 Games. Czech citizens may visit Japan for up to ninety days as tourists without a visa. Check the official website for the latest conditions.
What a day in Japan adds up to
Japan is cheaper than its reputation. A bowl of noodles at a counter is about 1,000 yen, a set lunch with soup and rice 1,200 to 1,500, a coffee at a chain 300 to 500, a modest dinner 3,000 to 6,000 and a business-hotel room 8,000 to 15,000. With the invented rate of six yen to the crown, a lunch of 1,200 yen is 200 crowns, no more than a Prague pub lunch. Convert CZK to JPY for every line of the day, then add them up in your own currency.
Measures and manners
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Hockey nation: how a game became a Czech passion
From the village pond to the Extraliga
Ice hockey arrived in Bohemia before the First World War, and the Czechoslovak national team won world titles in 1947, 1949 and 1972, each time against the pressure of politics. Under communism the game was a source of national feeling, and a victory against the Soviet Union, such as the one in 1969 after the invasion of the previous year, set off street celebrations that the police dispersed. Today the top domestic league, the Extraliga, has fourteen clubs, from Sparta Prague to Pardubice and Plzeň, and crowds of 5,000 to 17,000. A ticket costs 150 to 500 crowns, a beer in the stands 50 to 80. Convert CZK to JPY for a ticket and compare it with the price of a seat at a Japanese professional ball game, where baseball rules.
Czech stars in the NHL
Since the 1990s, dozens of Czech players have gone to the NHL, led by Jaromír Jágr, who scored more than 1,900 points in the league and played professionally into his fifties, returning to his hometown club, Kladno, which he now owns. Dominik Hašek won the Stanley Cup in 2002 and 2008 with Detroit. David Pastrňák, born in Havířov, is a prolific scorer for the Boston Bruins. Their earnings in dollars shaped the lives of their families, and the money coming home helped to rebuild local ice rinks.
Hockey in Japan
Ice hockey is a minor sport in Japan, but it has a dedicated following, particularly in Hokkaido, where clubs such as the Kushiro Cranes and Nikko Icebucks play before small crowds. The Asia League brings teams from Japan, Korea and Russia. After 1998, interest rose in Nagano, where the arena was kept. A ticket to a Japanese league game costs 2,000 to 4,000 yen. Czech fans visiting Japan sometimes find themselves explaining the game to curious neighbours.
The pub and the match
A round of beer is priced per glass, so Convert CZK to JPY for a Japanese izakaya round and for a Prague pub round and compare them.
In the Czech Republic, watching a game in a pub with a half-litre in hand and a plate of fried cheese or sausages is a national ritual. The prices are modest: a beer at 45 to 70 crowns, a sausage with mustard 70 to 110. In the 1998 final, entire squares in Prague were filled with fans watching on big screens, and the celebration lasted all night. During the World Championship each May, pubs fill again.
Winter sports around Nagano
Hakuba, where the skiers raced
A ski week looks costly, but Convert CZK to JPY for the lift pass, the rental and the room and compare with an Alpine week.
The alpine and ski-jumping events of 1998 were held in the Hakuba Valley, a group of ski resorts in the northern Alps that today draws skiers from Australia, Europe and Asia for its light, dry powder snow. A day lift pass costs 6,000 to 9,000 yen, rental of skis and boots 5,000 to 8,000, and a lesson in English 15,000 or more for a half day. Accommodation in the village ranges from hostels at 4,000 yen a bed to chalets and hotels at 20,000 to 60,000 for a room. Convert CZK to JPY for a week of skiing, and you will find that Japan offers great value compared with the Alps in winter, even with the long flight.
Shiga Kogen and the snow monkeys
Shiga Kogen, the largest ski area in Japan, is linked by lifts across more than a dozen areas at heights above 2,000 metres. The Jigokudani monkeys are a short drive away. Many skiers combine a morning on the slopes with an afternoon at an onsen. Public baths (sento and onsen) cost 500 to 1,000 yen; hotels sell day-use for 1,000 to 2,500. Bathing is done naked, after a thorough wash, and tattoos may be restricted at some establishments.
Cold, snow and clothing
Winter temperatures in Nagano range from minus 10 to 5 degrees Celsius, with heavy snowfall in the mountains. Dress in layers, with a waterproof outer shell, gloves and a warm hat. Roads can close in storms, and trains may be delayed. Check forecasts and travel with flexible bookings.
Practical tips for Czech visitors in Japan
Money and phones
A cash withdrawal incurs a fee, so withdraw once and Convert CZK to JPY to confirm what you received.
Japan is still a cash-friendly country, though cards are increasingly accepted in cities. Convenience stores have cash machines that accept foreign cards. A prepaid transit card works on trains, buses and in shops. Mobile phones need a local SIM or an eSIM for data, which costs 1,500 to 4,000 yen for a week. Free wi-fi is patchy.
Eating
Eating in Japan is a joy and need not be costly: noodle shops, curry counters, conveyor-belt sushi and bakery cafés offer meals at 600 to 1,500 yen. Many have vending machines at the entrance where you buy a ticket and hand it to the cook. Say "itadakimasu" before eating and "gochisōsama" after.
Respect and rules
Queue calmly, keep your voice low on public transport, and carry your rubbish until you find a bin. Smoking is restricted to designated areas. If in trouble, police boxes (kōban) at street corners help foreigners, and the emergency numbers are 110 for the police and 119 for ambulances and fire.
Other crown conversions
If your trip continues
Travellers who go on to Australia can use Convert CZK to AUD, those who stop in the United States Convert CZK to USD, and those returning via the euro area Convert CZK to EUR.
A habit worth keeping
Write down the rate and date of each exchange, and compare them later with the statement. It takes seconds.
Mistakes to avoid
Relying on cards alone
Small noodle shops, temples and country inns often take only banknotes. Draw some yen from a convenience-store machine as soon as you land.
Visiting in the wrong season
Monkeys bathe in winter, and cherry blossoms bloom in spring. Plan the trip around what you want to see.
Using an old rate
A rate from last month can be wrong by several per cent. The date shown beside the result protects you each time you Convert CZK to JPY.
In short
The only thing fetched from the network is the table of daily rates, while your amount stays in the browser and no account is needed. From the ice at Nagano to the noodle bar by the temple, the routine is the same: Convert CZK to JPY, read the date and compare every offer with the number on this page.