- Asia/Tokyo
Time zones in Tokyo
The IANA time zone identifier for Tokyo is Asia/Tokyo
Tokyo on the map
Latitude: 35.6895
Longitude: 139.69171
Population: 8336599
Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), is the capital and most populous prefecture of Japan. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as the seat of the Emperor and the national government. The Greater Tokyo Area is the largest urban economy and the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.4 million residents as of 2018.