What time is it in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Current local time for Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan is listed here, in the Asia/Tokyo time zone (+9).
Otaru, Japan
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
Local time in Otaru
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
Otaru keeps Asia/Tokyo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:10 AM Solar noon 11:21 AM Sunset 4:32 PM Daylight 10 h 22 min Night 13 h 38 min Civil twilight 5:40 AM – 5:01 PM
Weather in Otaru right now
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Otaru and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 047-0025 Yamadamachi — 0.3 km away
- 047-0028 Aioicho — 0.3 km away
- 047-0024 Hanazono — 0.4 km away
- 047-0023 Mogami — 0.4 km away
- 047-0022 Matsugae — 0.4 km away
- 047-0021 Irifune — 0.4 km away
- 047-0026 Shinonomecho — 0.5 km away
- 047-0015 Sumiyoshicho — 0.5 km away
- 047-0027 Sakaimachi — 0.7 km away
- 047-0011 Tenjin — 0.7 km away
- 047-0017 Wakamatsu — 0.7 km away
- 047-0014 Suminoe — 0.7 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Hokkaido
Other places named Otaru
- Otaru Kumamoto, Japan
Same time zone — Asia/Tokyo
Nearby places
- Temiyachō — 1.2 km
- Kita-hamachō — 1.2 km
- Okusawachō — 2.5 km
- Takashimacho — 3.3 km
- Otaru-Shi — 4.2 km
- Minami-Shukutsu — 5.0 km
Time and daylight in Otaru
Otaru is split into 12 postal code areas.
Otaru runs its day on Asia/Tokyo, which is offset UTC+9. Seasonal time adjustment: No.
Sunlight reaches Otaru at 6:10 AM and fades after 4:32 PM today. The span is 10 h 22 min.
Nearby Temiyachō and Kita-hamachō need no separate clock from Otaru.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Otaru?
- The time zone designation for Otaru is Asia/Tokyo, with an offset of +9.
- Does Otaru change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Otaru: No.
- Tell me the sunset hour in Otaru.
- The sunset hour is 4:32 PM.