Islamic finance
Nisab Today in JPY
The live zakat threshold in Japanese Yen, from today's gold and silver prices (2026-09-27).
Gold nisab by karat in JPY
Nisab is 85 g of pure gold. Jewellery is alloyed, so the weight you need depends on the karat — the local standard in Japanese Yen is 18K.
| Karat | Purity | Per gram today (JPY) | Grams for nisab |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24K | 99.9% | 21,695 | 85.1 g |
| 22K | 91.7% | 19,908 | 92.7 g |
| 21K | 87.5% | 19,002 | 97.1 g |
| 18Klocal standard | 75.0% | 16,287 | 113.3 g |
Spot metal value at 2026-09-27; shop prices add making charges and tax. Zakat itself is 2.5% of the value once you are above nisab.
Nisab in Japan
Japanese jewellery is stamped K18 (75% pure) and investment gold is 24K (K24), which compares directly with nisab. The yen floats and has moved a great deal against the dollar in recent years, so the JPY nisab changes with both gold and the exchange rate. Nisab is measured in pure gold, and jewellery is never pure: multiply each piece's weight by its karat's purity (0.9167 for 22K, 0.875 for 21K, 0.75 for 18K, 0.585 for 14K) before comparing the total with 85 grams. The karat table above gives today's per-gram value of each karat in your currency for a quick valuation.
The zakat year
The zakat year (hawl) is lunar — about 354 days, not 365. Fixing one Hijri date each year (many people use Ramadan) keeps the calculation consistent; paying on a Gregorian anniversary drifts eleven days later every year.
Common situations for zakat payers in Japan
Japan's Muslim community is small and largely made up of residents from Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and elsewhere, whose wealth is often split between yen savings and assets at home. Value everything in one currency on the zakat date. Japan's iDeCo and NISA accounts: NISA is accessible and zakatable; iDeCo is locked until 60 and commonly treated as zakatable when accessible.
Where Muslims in Japan pay zakat
Through mosques such as Tokyo Camii, community organisations, or directly to recipients in Japan or at home.
How to use these numbers
If your zakatable wealth in Japanese Yen — cash in JPY, gold and silver, money owed to you, and business inventory — stays at or above the nisab for one full lunar year, zakat of 2.5% is due. Most scholars recommend checking against the lower silver figure (194,201 JPY today) so that zakat reaches more people.
Calculate exactly what you owe with the zakat calculator, value gold by weight and karat with zakat on gold, or see today's gold price in Japan.
Nisab in other currencies
Frequently asked questions
What is the nisab in JPY today?+
Using the gold standard (85 g of pure gold), today's nisab is about 1,845,912 JPY. Using the silver standard (595 g) it is about 194,201 JPY. Figures refresh daily with metal prices and the JPY exchange rate.
Gold or silver standard — which should I use?+
Most scholars recommend the silver nisab because it is lower — zakat becomes due sooner and more of the poor benefit. The gold standard is also valid.
Why does the nisab in Japanese Yen change?+
Two moving parts: the global gold/silver price, and the JPY exchange rate. Both update daily, so a nisab figure published months ago can be far off — this page always shows today's value.