Current time in Tokyo
Tokyo is the capital and a major global city of Japan, sitting in the East Asia region and operating on the Asia/Tokyo timezone (UTC+09:00, GMT+9). With a population of around 14M, it is one of the most internationally connected cities in Japan, making accurate local time essential for business, travel, and remote collaboration.
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Tokyo, Japan
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC offset
UTC+09:00
Standard
JST
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Tokyo for calls, travel, and planning
Tokyo is the capital and a major global city of Japan, sitting in the East Asia region and operating on the Asia/Tokyo timezone (UTC+09:00, GMT+9). With a population of around 14M, it is one of the most internationally connected cities in Japan, making accurate local time essential for business, travel, and remote collaboration.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Tokyo for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 8 hours behind Tokyo. New York is currently 13 hours behind Tokyo.
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Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC Offset
UTC+09:00
Timezone abbreviation
GMT+9
DST
Not active
Region
East Asia
Country
Japan
State / Area
Tokyo
Calling Code
+81
City profile
Useful local details for Tokyo
Tokyo is located in Japan, Japan, in the Asia continent. The primary language spoken here is Japanese. The city has a population of approximately 14M, ranking it #1 in Japan by size. For timezone purposes, Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+09:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Tokyo does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Best time to call
Planning calls with Tokyo
For work calls, the standard business window in Tokyo is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+9. If the other party is in a distant timezone, verify the exact date before sending a calendar invite daylight saving transitions can shift the overlap by an hour without warning.
Local planning notes
Use for meetings
Check Tokyo local time before inviting people across East Asia or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Tokyo uses JPY and the calling code for Japan is +81. Languages spoken here include Japanese. The city has a population of around 14M, making it a major regional hub for timezone planning in East Asia.
Use for daylight saving
Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+09:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Popular conversions
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Popular conversions from Tokyo are useful for remote teams, webinars, flight planning, interviews, and support coverage across regions.
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Cities Sharing Asia/Tokyo
Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and others share the Asia/Tokyo timezone with Tokyo. These cities have the same current offset and follow the same daylight saving schedule, so they are useful alternatives when comparing local time across the region.
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