Japan · JST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Nara, 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 Nara 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 Nara 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 Nara lines up with 09:00–10:00 in London. Nara 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 Nara 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 Nara.
Practical Info
Nara (Japan) is home to roughly 350K people. Today brings about 14.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:48, sunset at 19:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+9 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 35° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Japan
Capital
Tokyo
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
JST · Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
34.69°N, 135.80°E
Currency
JPY (¥)
Calling Code
+81
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Japanese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Around 1,200 sika deer roam Nara Park freely and are designated national natural treasures — they were considered sacred messengers, and killing one was a capital offence until 1637. They have learned to bow for crackers.
The clock: Nara keeps UTC+9. It was Japan's capital from 710 to 784, and Tōdai-ji's Great Buddha Hall is among the largest wooden buildings in the world.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap