Current Time in Kanazawa, Japan

Kanazawa Time Now

Fri, Jun 19, 2026

5:14 PM (JST, 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9))

Kanazawa (金沢市)

Japan Standard Time (JST)

JST is 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9)

About the Time in Kanazawa

Kanazawa is located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The local time zone is Japan Standard Time (JST), 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9). Kanazawa has a population of more than 400,000.

Today the sun rises at 4:35 AM and sets at 7:14 PM in Kanazawa. That is about 14 hours 39 minutes 23 seconds of daylight.

Kanazawa does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset (9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9)) stays the same all year.

Kanazawa Time - Frequently Asked Questions

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What time zone is Kanazawa in?

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Kanazawa is in the Japan Standard Time (JST) time zone, 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9).

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Does Kanazawa observe daylight saving time?

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No. Kanazawa does not change its clocks for daylight saving time.

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What is the UTC offset in Kanazawa?

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The current UTC offset in Kanazawa is 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9).