Japan · JST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Hiroshima, Japan runs on UTC+9. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+9 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 13-hour difference between Hiroshima and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 8-hour difference between Hiroshima and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 17:00–18:00 in Hiroshima lines up with 09:00–10:00 in London. Hiroshima and Tokyo currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Hiroshima lines up with 09:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Seoul, Pyongyang, Osaka. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Hiroshima.
Practical Info
Hiroshima (Japan) is home to roughly 1.2M people. Today brings about 14.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:54, sunset at 19:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+9 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 34° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Japan
Capital
Tokyo
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
JST · Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
34.39°N, 132.46°E
Currency
JPY (¥)
Calling Code
+81
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Japanese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Peace Memorial Museum keeps a clock showing the days since the 6 August 1945 bombing and the days since the most recent nuclear test anywhere in the world. The second number resets more often than most visitors expect.
The clock: Hiroshima keeps UTC+9. The Peace Flame has burned continuously since 1964 and is intended to be extinguished only when the last nuclear weapon is gone.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap