Current Time in Tokyo, Japan
Live local time in Tokyo with its UTC offset, daylight saving status and the time difference from your location.
Tokyo Asia/Tokyo
About time in Tokyo
Tokyo uses Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9) all year. Tokyo does not use daylight saving time, so its UTC offset never changes.
Japan uses a single time zone for the whole country and has no daylight saving time, so the gap between Tokyo and cities that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year.
Time difference between Tokyo and other cities
The table below is calculated live from your browser's time zone data, so it already includes today's daylight saving rules.
| City | Time there now | Compared with Tokyo |
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Working hours in Tokyo converted to UTC
| Local time in Tokyo | UTC (standard time) |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 00:00 |
| 12:00 | 03:00 |
| 17:00 | 08:00 |
Frequently asked questions about time in Tokyo
What time zone is Tokyo in?
Tokyo is in the Japan Standard Time zone (Asia/Tokyo). Its standard UTC offset is UTC+9.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?
No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its time difference to cities that do change their clocks shifts by one hour whenever they switch.
What does a 09:00–17:00 working day in Tokyo look like in UTC?
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Tokyo is 00:00–08:00 UTC in standard time.