Time in Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
The current local time in Tokyo, Japan is anchored on Tokyo. The prefecture uses the Asia/Tokyo time zone (UTC +09:00).
Tokyo local time
Monday, 12 October 2026 GMT+9
Prefecture information
Tokyo
Prefecture of Japan
Population: 13,929,286
Tokyo vs. major cities
How far Tokyo is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Tokyo, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Tokyo | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −13 h | 20:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −16 h | 17:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| Paris · France | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Tokyo time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Tokyo
Tokyo has kept the same UTC +09:00 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Tokyo stays on UTC +09:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Other cities in the same time zone
Astronomy & weather
Explore Tokyo
More on Tokyo: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Tokyo.