Kyoto uses Asia/Tokyo — UTC+09:00 (JST) in standard time. It is located in Kyoto, Japan. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Kyoto's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Kyoto 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 Kyoto 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.
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese: 京都, Kyōto [k̟ʲjó̞ò̞.tò̞] ), officially Kyoto City (京都市, Kyōto-shi; [k̟ʲjò̞ó̞.tó̞.ɕì, k̟ʲjó̞ó̞-] , locally [k̟ʲjó̞ó̞.tó̞.ɕì]), is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan.
More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area home to approximately 3.8 million people. It is also part of the even larger Keihanshin metropolitan area, along with Osaka and Kobe.
Kyoto is one of the oldest municipalities in Japan, having been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Emperor Kanmu. The original city, named Heian-kyō, was arranged in accordance with traditional Chinese feng shui following the model of the ancient Chinese capital of Chang'an.
The emperors of Japan ruled from Kyoto in the following eleven centuries until 1869. It was the scene of several key events of the Muromachi period, Sengoku period, and the Boshin War, such as the Ōnin War, the Honnō...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Kyoto. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
1,463,723 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Kyoto, Japan.
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00 (JST).
No daylight saving time.
Japanese Yen (JPY) · +81.
Osaka, Sakai, Kobe
Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) about 39.1 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 20.8°C and lows 11.5°C. Warmest month: August (average high 33.7°C); coolest month: January (average low -0.6°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Information technology and electronics are key industries in Kyoto. The city is home to the headquarters of Nintendo, Intelligent Systems, SCREEN Holdings, Tose, Hatena, Omron, Kyocera, Shimadzu, Rohm Semiconductor, Horiba, Nidec Corporation, Nichicon, Nissin Electric, and GS Yuasa. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Kyoto · IANA zone: Asia/Tokyo · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Kyoto. Times update live every second.
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 Kyoto 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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