Browse all Japan SWIFT Codes

Japan The below information lists the SWIFT codes for all active banks located in Japan. The codes listed are only for banks that are currently in operation and have not been deactivated. Any inactive or passive codes have been excluded from the list.

Bank or Institution City Branch Swift Code
BANK OF INDIA CHIYODA-KU TOKYO BRANCH BKIDJPJT
BANK OF IWATE LTD., THE MORIOKA BAIWJPJT
BANK OF JAPAN CHUO-KU BOJPJPJT
BANK OF JAPAN TOKYO FOR JAPAN'S RESERVES USE ONLY BOJPJPJTMF1
BANK OF JAPAN TOKYO FOR JAPAN'S RESERVES USE ONLY BOJPJPJTBJ1
BANK OF KYOTO,LTD.,THE KYOTO BOKFJPJZ
BANK OF NAGOYA, LTD. , THE NAGOYA NAGOJPJN
BANK OF OKINAWA, LTD., THE NAHA BOKIJPJZ
BANK OF SAGA LTD., THE SAGA BKSGJPJT
BANK OF SAGA LTD., THE SAGA BKSGJPJTSAG
BANK OF TAIWAN, TOKYO BRANCH CHIYODA-KU BKTWJPJT
BANK OF THE RYUKYUS, LTD. NAHA RYUBJPJZ
BANK OF YOKOHAMA, LTD., THE CHIYODA-KU HAMAJPJT
BARCLAYS BANK PLC MINATO-KU BARCJPJ2
BARCLAYS BANK PLC MINATO-KU MONEY MARKET AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE BARCJPJ2MFX
BARCLAYS SECURITIES JAPAN LIMITED MINATO-KU BARCJPJ9
BGC SHOKEN KAISHA LIMITED MINATO-KU CFILJPJT
BLACKROCK JAPAN CO., LTD. TOKYO BGIAJPJT
BNP PARIBAS S.A. - TOKYO BRANCH CHIYODA-KU BNPAJPJT
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES (JAPAN) LTD. CHIYODA-KU BNPAJPJ2

What is a SWIFT code?

A SWIFT code is a unique identifier used to identify financial institutions globally, in order to facilitate international money transfers. It is also known as a SWIFT BIC (Bank Identifier Code), which stands for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Bank Identifier Code. It is a standard format of Business Identifier Codes (BICs), which are used to identify banks and financial institutions in a standardized way for international wire transfers.

A SWIFT code consists of 8 or 11 characters and is used to uniquely identify a bank and its location for both sending and receiving international wire transfers.

SWIFT code example

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SWIFT codes are assigned to financial institutions by SWIFT and are used to identify the institution globally for international wire transfers and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium