Kobe uses Asia/Tokyo — UTC+09:00 (JST) in standard time. It is located in Hyōgo, Japan. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Kobe's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Kobe uses UTC+09:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+09:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Kobe is Asia/Tokyo. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo
Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY). Calling code: +81. Languages: Japanese.
Kobe ( KOH-beh, -bee; Japanese: 神戸, romanized: Kōbe, [kó̞ò̞.bè̞] ), officially Kobe City (神戸市, Kōbe-shi; [kò̞ó̞.bé̞.ɕì, kó̞ó̞-]), is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama.
It is located in the Kansai region, which makes up the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay. It is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto. The Kobe city centre is located about 35 km (22 mi) west of Osaka and 70 km (43 mi) southwest of Kyoto.
The earliest written records regarding the region come from the Nihon Shoki, which describes the founding of the Ikuta Shrine by Empress Jingū in AD 201. For most of its history, the area was never a single political entity, even during the Tokugawa period, when the port was controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Kobe did not exist in its current form until its founding in 1889. Its name comes from Kanbe (神戸; an archaic title for supporters of the city's Ikuta Shrine). Kobe became one of Japan's designated cities in 1956.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Kobe. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
1,525,152 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Hyōgo, Japan.
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00 (JST).
No daylight saving time.
Japanese Yen (JPY) · +81.
Osaka, Sakai, Kyoto
Kobe Airport (UKB) about 7.5 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 20.0°C and lows 13.8°C. Warmest month: August (average high 31.7°C); coolest month: January (average low 2.5°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
The Port of Kobe is both an important port and manufacturing center within the Hanshin Industrial Region. Kobe is the busiest container port in the region, surpassing even Osaka, and the fourth-busiest in Japan. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Hyōgo · IANA zone: Asia/Tokyo · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Kobe and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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