What is the time difference between Shanghai and Tokyo?

Tokyo is 1 hour ahead of Shanghai. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Tokyo from Shanghai?

Between 09:00–17:00 in Shanghai, which is 10:00–18:00 in Tokyo. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Shanghai observe daylight saving time?

No. Shanghai stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?

No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Shanghai, what time is it in Tokyo?

It is 13:00 in Tokyo, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Shanghai and Tokyo use?

Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Shanghai time to Tokyo time

Right now Tokyo runs 1 hour ahead of Shanghai. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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The converter needs JavaScript to run. Everything below — offsets, daylight saving dates and the hour-by-hour table — is part of the page and works without it.

Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Shanghai, and what the clock reads in Tokyo at that same moment.

Shanghai	Tokyo
00:00	01:00
01:00	02:00
02:00	03:00
03:00	04:00
04:00	05:00
05:00	06:00
06:00	07:00
07:00	08:00
08:00	09:00
09:00	10:00
10:00	11:00
11:00	12:00
12:00	13:00
13:00	14:00
14:00	15:00
15:00	16:00
16:00	17:00
17:00	18:00
18:00	19:00
19:00	20:00
20:00	21:00
21:00	22:00
22:00	23:00
23:00	00:00next day

Daylight saving time

Both cities keep one offset all year. Whatever difference holds today still holds in six months.

Shanghai

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

Tokyo

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9

When you can actually talk

You have 8 hours of shared working time: 09:00–17:00 in Shanghai, which is 10:00–18:00 in Tokyo.

Shanghai 09:00–17:00Tokyo 10:00–18:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Shanghai	Tokyo
IANA zone	Asia/Shanghai	Asia/Tokyo
Abbreviation	UTC+8	UTC+9
Standard offset	UTC+8	UTC+9
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	China	Japan

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Shanghai and Tokyo?: Tokyo is 1 hour ahead of Shanghai. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Tokyo from Shanghai?: Between 09:00–17:00 in Shanghai, which is 10:00–18:00 in Tokyo. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Shanghai observe daylight saving time?: No. Shanghai stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?: No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Shanghai, what time is it in Tokyo?: It is 13:00 in Tokyo, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Shanghai and Tokyo use?: Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.