Current time in Japan

This location stays on UTC+09:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Current time in Tokyo, Japan
23:56 47
Friday, May 8, 2026 JST UTC+09:00 No DST
UTC Offset
UTC+09:00
IANA time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Daylight saving
No DST
Next DST change
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Quick answer

The current local time in Tokyo, Japan is ⁦23:56⁩ (⁦JST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+09:00⁩.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan, located at 35.690, 139.692.

Tokyo uses JST (UTC+09:00) year-round. The IANA identifier is Asia/Tokyo.

Timezone in Tokyo

Japan Standard Time (JST)

IANA time zone: Asia/Tokyo
All year
JST
Japan Standard Time
UTC+09:00

Time zones in Japan

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Etc/GMT-9

GMT+9 UTC+09:00

World clock

Compared with Tokyo

Tokyo
23:56
0h
Yokohama
23:56
0h
Osaka
23:56
0h
Nagoya
23:56
0h
Sapporo
23:56
0h
Fukuoka
23:56
0h
Kawasaki
23:56
0h
Kobe
23:56
0h
Kyoto
23:56
0h
Saitama
23:56
0h

No daylight saving time in Japan

This location stays on UTC+09:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Japan is 23:56 JST. The primary clock uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+09:00 from UTC.

Japan has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Asia/Tokyo, Etc/GMT-9.

The primary time zone for Japan does not currently show a daylight saving transition in the lookup window.