Shanghai to Tokyo: time difference
Tokyo 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 15:11 3:11 PM Tokyo 16:11 4:11 PM You –:–
15:11 3:11 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
16:11 4:11 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
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+1 h
Tokyo is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Tokyo 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
🇯🇵 Tokyo
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 | 🇯🇵 Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:11 | 16:11 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 05:54 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 17:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 13,613,660 |
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 Tokyo: common questions
How far ahead of Shanghai is Tokyo?
Tokyo is 1 hour ahead of Shanghai: UTC+9 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Tokyo when it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 10:00 AM in Tokyo.
If it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, what time is it in Tokyo?
At 6:00 PM in Shanghai, clocks in Tokyo show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Shanghai and in Tokyo overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Tokyo.
When is it already the next day in Tokyo?
From 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Tokyo. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Tokyo it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Is the time difference between Shanghai and Tokyo the same all year?
Yes. Neither Shanghai nor Tokyo switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
