A time information obtaining device and a radio-controlled timepiece are shown. According to one implementation, the time information obtaining device includes a receiving section which receives a radio wave including time information; a code identifying section which identifies a code string showing the time information; a decoding section which obtains the time information; and a consistency confirming section which confirms consistency of the time information. At least one of the plurality of code strings with which consistency is confirmed by the consistency confirming section is a selected code string generated by code strings consisting of a predetermined number which is at least 3 identified by the code identifying section, and the consistency confirming section generates the selected code string using a matching selected code string portion and a majority selected code string portion.