Shanghai to Ichikawa: time difference
Ichikawa is 1 h ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Shanghai 04:22 4:22 AM Ichikawa 05:22 5:22 AM You –:–
04:22 4:22 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:20
05:22 5:22 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:02
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+1 h
Ichikawa is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Ichikawa are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Shanghai
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇯🇵 Ichikawa
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇯🇵 Ichikawa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:22 | 05:22 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Japan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Tokyo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 17:02 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 496,676 |
Compare Shanghai with another city
More comparisons with Shanghai: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Shanghai and Ichikawa: common questions
How far ahead of Shanghai is Ichikawa?
Ichikawa is 1 hour ahead of Shanghai: UTC+9 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Ichikawa?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Ichikawa show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Ichikawa at the end of the working day in Shanghai?
The working day in Shanghai ends at 6:00 PM; in Ichikawa it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Shanghai and Ichikawa are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Ichikawa), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Ichikawa?
From 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Ichikawa. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Ichikawa it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Ichikawa change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shanghai nor in Ichikawa, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
