Tokyo to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 1 hour behind Tokyo. Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo (UTC+9); Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8).
Does the difference change?
No. Neither place has a clock change scheduled in the next 12 months, so the gap stays the same.
Best times to meet
Working hours (9 AM to 5 PM) overlap for 7 hours today: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Tokyo, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Shanghai.
- 1 12:30 PM in Tokyo = 11:30 AM in Shanghai
- 2 1:30 PM in Tokyo = 12:30 PM in Shanghai
- 3 11:30 AM in Tokyo = 10:30 AM in Shanghai
Jet lag and travel: Tokyo to Shanghai
Your clock moves 1 hour back. With three or fewer time zones, the CDC says tiredness is more likely travel fatigue than real jet lag.
Airports: HND, NRT → SHA, PVG · 1,760 km (1,090 mi) great-circle
Sources: CDC Yellow Book · OurAirports
Tokyo to Shanghai conversion table
| Tokyo | Shanghai | For Tokyo | For Shanghai |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 PM previous day | Outside hours | Outside hours |
| 1:00 AM | 12:00 AM | Outside hours | Outside hours |
| 2:00 AM | 1:00 AM | Outside hours | Outside hours |
| 3:00 AM | 2:00 AM | Outside hours | Outside hours |
| 4:00 AM | 3:00 AM | Outside hours | Outside hours |
| 5:00 AM | 4:00 AM | Outside hours | Outside hours |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM | Outside hours | Outside hours |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 AM | Early or late | Outside hours |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM | Early or late | Early or late |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Working hours | Early or late |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Working hours | Working hours |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Working hours | Working hours |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | Working hours | Working hours |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | Working hours | Working hours |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Working hours | Working hours |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Working hours | Working hours |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Working hours | Working hours |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Early or late | Working hours |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Early or late | Early or late |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Early or late | Early or late |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Early or late | Early or late |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Outside hours | Early or late |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Outside hours | Outside hours |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Outside hours | Outside hours |
Times for Monday, October 26, 2026 in Tokyo. Rows where both cities are in working hours are highlighted.