Japan · JST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Naha, 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 Naha 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 Naha 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 Naha lines up with 09:00–10:00 in London. Naha 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 Naha 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 Naha.
Practical Info
Naha (Japan) is home to roughly 320K people. Today brings about 13.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:36, 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 26° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Japan
Capital
Tokyo
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
JST · Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
26.21°N, 127.68°E
Currency
JPY (¥)
Calling Code
+81
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Japanese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Ryukyu Kingdom governed Okinawa independently from 1429 to 1879, trading with China, Korea and Southeast Asia. Its Shuri Castle burned down in 2019 for at least the fifth time in its history and is being rebuilt again.
The clock: Naha keeps UTC+9 with Tokyo despite being 1,500 km southwest, which puts its sunsets nearly 40 minutes later on the same clock.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap