Timezone Insight
The timezone in Tokyo is Asia/Tokyo (GMT+9).
Its current offset is GMT+09:00 (GMT+9).
What is the Timezone of Tokyo?
Detailed facts, current offset, DST status, and real-time data for the Asia/Tokyo timezone used by Tokyo, Japan.
IANA Timezone Data
How to convert from Asia/Tokyo to UTC
Converting a time from Asia/Tokyo to UTC is straightforward:
For example, if it is 12:00 in Tokyo, it is 03:00 UTC.
To convert the other way (UTC to Tokyo), add +9 hours to the UTC time. The offset changes by ±1 hour during daylight saving transitions in spring and fall.
About the Asia/Tokyo timezone
Asia/Tokyo is an IANA time zone identifier — the canonical, globally unique name for the civil time observed in Tokyo, Japan. Every operating system, programming language, and calendar product that supports time zones recognises this string and uses it to compute the correct local time for any given moment.
IANA time zones are maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and track the historical, current, and planned future civil time of every region — including daylight saving time (DST) transitions, country-level changes, and historical anomalies. This is why software like macOS, Linux, Windows, and major cloud services all use the same identifiers.
Related time zones in the Asia region
Asia/DubaiAsia/KolkataAsia/BangkokAsia/SingaporeAsia/Hong_KongAsia/Shanghai
Related tools
- See the current local time in Tokyo.
- Use the Tokyo vs London time difference calculator.
- Check how many hours of daylight Tokyo gets today.
- See the sunrise & sunset times in Tokyo.