Time in Japan now

16:38:01

DaytimeSaturday, October 10, 2026Week 41Today: World Day Against the Death Penalty

Key facts

TimezoneAsia/Tokyo

AbbreviationGMT+9

UTC offsetGMT+9

Unix time1791617881

UTC time2026-10-10T07:38:01.864Z

Current year2026

CountryJapan

Cities listed1,812

Day of weekSaturday

Day of year283

Week number41

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Tokyo on the map

Tokyo is a city in Tokyo, Japan.
Latitude: 35.6895. Longitude: 139.6917
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo

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Time zone info for Japan

UTC+9

Asia/Tokyo

Japan follows Asia/Tokyo. The local time is shown using live browser time, refreshed every second.

Methodology and trust

About this Japan time page

This Japan page combines live clock output with timezone, offset, holiday, and daylight context so the page is useful beyond a single timestamp.

Last reviewedJune 28, 2026

Template logic, page copy, and trust notes were reviewed manually in the current rollout.

Time and DST sourceAsia/Tokyo

Displayed local time follows the IANA timezone identifier assigned to this page and updates live in the browser.

Weather and solar layerOpen-Meteo + coordinate calculations

Weather context uses Open-Meteo. Sunrise, sunset, and day-length details are shown as informational timing context.

Holiday coverageJP holiday dataset

Calendar and next-holiday data use normalized HolidayFinder coverage with a date-holidays fallback. Regional holiday matches appear when the source dataset includes state or province-level coverage.

Read the full editorial methodology and data sources, see who publishes the site, or send corrections through the contact page.

Live conditions

Weather in Japan now

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LightDay or night

Map sceneWeather-aware

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Japan

Sunrise: 05:43
Sunset: 17:13
Day length: 11 hr 30 min
Solar noon: 11:28
Estimates use the map coordinates and local date, with local time zone and daylight-saving adjustments. Terrain and weather can affect observed sunrise and sunset.

Japan time now, plus the city and state structure behind it

The current time reference for Japan is 16:38:01 on Saturday, October 10, 2026, using Asia/Tokyo (GMT+9). This is a reference clock, not a guarantee that every location in Japan has the same local time.

For an appointment or arrival, confirm the destination city in Japan. A shared country name is not enough to identify a time zone or the local calendar date.

Capital listed: Tokyo; largest city in the location data: Tokyo.

Japan at a glance

Japan time right now

This page shows 16:38:01 on Saturday, October 10, 2026, using GMT+9 with a live UTC or GMT offset of GMT+9.

47 states or regions

Japan currently has 47 state or regional pages and 1,812 listed city pages in this dataset.

A named location reference is Tokyo.

National timezone structure

The location data for Japan lists 2 time-zone identifiers. Different identifiers can still show the same current time.

What the national time view tells you

The displayed reference follows Asia/Tokyo, with a current UTC offset of GMT+9. A positive offset is ahead of UTC; a negative offset is behind it.

The 2 identifiers recorded for Japan can reflect different historical rules or aliases, as well as different current offsets. Their count is not a count of distinct current clock readings.

For a future event, record the city, date and time zone together. Today's UTC offset may not apply on the event date if either location changes its clocks seasonally.

If you already know the likely destination, the fastest next move is usually one of the major city pages such as time in Tokyo, time in Sapporo, and time in Osaka.

Regional routes inside Japan

When Japan needs a national time view first

Before arranging a call or trip to Japan, confirm the destination and its local date. The checklist below separates current-time checks from future scheduling.

Timezone split first: Check the destination city rather than applying the reference clock to every region. Multiple time-zone identifiers do not necessarily imply different current offsets.
National first, local second: Use the country page when the answer still depends on how the whole national structure is laid out.
Region selection: Move to a state or regional page once the country is settled but the exact city is still open.
Cross-country planning: Use the compare tool when the real task is the gap between countries rather than the national clock on its own.

Representative daylight in Japan

Using Tokyo as the mapped daylight reference, sunrise is 05:43, sunset is 17:13, and estimated day length is 11 hr 30 min.

Sunrise and sunset vary with the date, latitude, longitude and local horizon. Even locations sharing the same civil time can have different daylight hours.

Quick answers about time in Japan

What time is it in Japan right now?

This page shows the current national reference time for Japan as 16:38:01 on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

Does Japan use one time zone or several?

The location data lists 2 time-zone identifiers for Japan. Some can share a current offset or be aliases; compare the actual city clocks before assuming the times differ.

Should I use the country page, a state page, or a city page?

Use the country page for the national structure, a state page for regional context, and a city page when the exact local clock is the real answer.

Which place is the main reference inside Japan?

The clock follows Asia/Tokyo. The mapped daylight reference is Tokyo; it does not represent daylight everywhere in Japan.

How do I move from the country view to the most useful local pages?

Start with regional pages such as current local time in Tokyo, current local time in Aichi, and current local time in Hokkaidō, or jump straight to major city clocks like time in Tokyo and time in Sapporo.

How do I compare Japan with another country?

The quickest route is the compare tool or the built-in country links such as time in India and time in United States.

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