diff --git a/deno_dist/context.ts b/deno_dist/context.ts
index 39fd4c573..1f4e6b3e3 100644
--- a/deno_dist/context.ts
+++ b/deno_dist/context.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { serialize } from './utils/cookie.ts'
 import { resolveStream } from './utils/html.ts'
 import type { StatusCode } from './utils/http-status.ts'
 import { StreamingApi } from './utils/stream.ts'
-import type { JSONValue, InterfaceToType } from './utils/types.ts'
+import type { JSONValue, InterfaceToType, JSONParsed } from './utils/types.ts'
 
 type HeaderRecord = Record<string, string | string[]>
 type Data = string | ArrayBuffer | ReadableStream
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ interface JSONRespond {
       InterfaceToType<T> extends JSONValue
         ? JSONValue extends InterfaceToType<T>
           ? never
-          : T
+          : JSONParsed<T>
         : never
     >
   <T>(object: InterfaceToType<T> extends JSONValue ? T : JSONValue, init?: ResponseInit): Response &
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ interface JSONRespond {
       InterfaceToType<T> extends JSONValue
         ? JSONValue extends InterfaceToType<T>
           ? never
-          : T
+          : JSONParsed<T>
         : never
     >
 }
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export class Context<
       InterfaceToType<T> extends JSONValue
         ? JSONValue extends InterfaceToType<T>
           ? never
-          : T
+          : JSONParsed<T>
         : never
     > => {
     const body = JSON.stringify(object)
diff --git a/deno_dist/utils/types.ts b/deno_dist/utils/types.ts
index 3767eb93e..5f4bce203 100644
--- a/deno_dist/utils/types.ts
+++ b/deno_dist/utils/types.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ export type IntersectNonAnyTypes<T extends any[]> = T extends [infer Head, ...in
 
 export type JSONPrimitive = string | boolean | number | null | undefined
 export type JSONArray = (JSONPrimitive | JSONObject | JSONArray)[]
-export type JSONObject = { [key: string]: JSONPrimitive | JSONArray | JSONObject }
+export type JSONObject = { [key: string]: JSONPrimitive | JSONArray | JSONObject | object }
 export type JSONValue = JSONObject | JSONArray | JSONPrimitive
+export type JSONParsed<T> = {
+  [k in keyof T]: T[k] extends JSONValue ? T[k] : string
+}
 
 export type InterfaceToType<T> = T extends Function ? T : { [K in keyof T]: InterfaceToType<T[K]> }
 
diff --git a/src/client/client.test.ts b/src/client/client.test.ts
index 59d52b9da..3888c6241 100644
--- a/src/client/client.test.ts
+++ b/src/client/client.test.ts
@@ -500,15 +500,14 @@ describe('Merge path with `app.route()`', () => {
     expect(data.ok).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  it('Should not allow the incorrect JSON type', async () => {
+  it('Should allow a Date object and return it as a string', async () => {
     const app = new Hono()
-    // @ts-expect-error
     const route = app.get('/api/foo', (c) => c.json({ datetime: new Date() }))
     type AppType = typeof route
     const client = hc<AppType>('http://localhost')
     const res = await client.api.foo.$get()
-    const data = await res.json()
-    type verify = Expect<Equal<never, typeof data>>
+    const { datetime } = await res.json()
+    type verify = Expect<Equal<string, typeof datetime>>
   })
 
   describe('Multiple endpoints', () => {
diff --git a/src/context.ts b/src/context.ts
index 895eecc23..8593a82d7 100644
--- a/src/context.ts
+++ b/src/context.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { serialize } from './utils/cookie'
 import { resolveStream } from './utils/html'
 import type { StatusCode } from './utils/http-status'
 import { StreamingApi } from './utils/stream'
-import type { JSONValue, InterfaceToType } from './utils/types'
+import type { JSONValue, InterfaceToType, JSONParsed } from './utils/types'
 
 type HeaderRecord = Record<string, string | string[]>
 type Data = string | ArrayBuffer | ReadableStream
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ interface JSONRespond {
       InterfaceToType<T> extends JSONValue
         ? JSONValue extends InterfaceToType<T>
           ? never
-          : T
+          : JSONParsed<T>
         : never
     >
   <T>(object: InterfaceToType<T> extends JSONValue ? T : JSONValue, init?: ResponseInit): Response &
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ interface JSONRespond {
       InterfaceToType<T> extends JSONValue
         ? JSONValue extends InterfaceToType<T>
           ? never
-          : T
+          : JSONParsed<T>
         : never
     >
 }
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export class Context<
       InterfaceToType<T> extends JSONValue
         ? JSONValue extends InterfaceToType<T>
           ? never
-          : T
+          : JSONParsed<T>
         : never
     > => {
     const body = JSON.stringify(object)
diff --git a/src/utils/types.ts b/src/utils/types.ts
index 3767eb93e..5f4bce203 100644
--- a/src/utils/types.ts
+++ b/src/utils/types.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ export type IntersectNonAnyTypes<T extends any[]> = T extends [infer Head, ...in
 
 export type JSONPrimitive = string | boolean | number | null | undefined
 export type JSONArray = (JSONPrimitive | JSONObject | JSONArray)[]
-export type JSONObject = { [key: string]: JSONPrimitive | JSONArray | JSONObject }
+export type JSONObject = { [key: string]: JSONPrimitive | JSONArray | JSONObject | object }
 export type JSONValue = JSONObject | JSONArray | JSONPrimitive
+export type JSONParsed<T> = {
+  [k in keyof T]: T[k] extends JSONValue ? T[k] : string
+}
 
 export type InterfaceToType<T> = T extends Function ? T : { [K in keyof T]: InterfaceToType<T[K]> }