What time is it in Tokyo?
Tokyo, Japan, is in the Asia/Tokyo timezone (UTC+9). The sun rises around 04:46 local time.
Tokyo, UTC+9Asia/Tokyo
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Daylight
- 14 h 3 min
Tokyo Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Tokyo? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Tokyo is UTC+9, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Tokyo on your clock
Pick a time in Tokyo and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Tokyo at a glance
- Country
- Japan
- Known locally as
- 日本
- Population
- 8,336,599
- Currency
- JPY
- Dialling code
- +81
- Languages
- Japanese
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 35.68, 139.69
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Tokyo
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Singapore shares the most at 8 a day.
About the time in Tokyo
Tokyo keeps the Asia/Tokyo timezone, UTC+9 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Tokyo 9 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–18:00 in Tokyo, against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 0 h overlap
- London, 1 h overlap
- Singapore, 8 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 04:46 and sets around 18:49 in Tokyo. The days are currently getting about 2 minutes shorter each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous. Sun times and golden hour in Tokyo →
It is currently week 31. The city is also home to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (JPX): is the JPX open right now?
Most offices in Tokyo run 09:00–18:00 in UTC+9. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Tokyo
- 09:00 to 18:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Nine to six is the conventional office day, and overtime is common on top of it.
FAQ
Which timezone is Tokyo in?
Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, which is UTC+9.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?
The Asia/Tokyo zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.