Tokyo to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 1 hour behind Tokyo.
Time difference between Tokyo and Shanghai
Shanghai is 1 hour behind Tokyo. Tokyo is on Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) and Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap stays the same all year, because the two time zones never change relative to each other.
Convert Tokyo time to Shanghai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+09:00 for Tokyo and UTC+08:00 for Shanghai. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Shanghai is behind, so from midnight to 1:00 AM in Tokyo it is still the previous calendar day in Shanghai.
| Tokyo time | Shanghai time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Tokyo and Shanghai working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Tokyo (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Shanghai). That is 7 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Tokyo and Shanghai
Tokyo does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.