Time Difference Between Paris and Tokyo
Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Paris.
Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Paris. When it is 9:00 AM in Paris, it is 4:00 PM in Tokyo.
What time is it in Tokyo?
For a given hour in Paris, here’s the matching local time in Tokyo. Highlighted rows fall within Tokyo’s working hours (9 AM–5 PM) — the easiest times to reach someone.
| Paris | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 10:00 AMworking hours |
| 6:00 AM | 1:00 PMworking hours |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 PMworking hours |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 AM the next day |
| 9:00 PM | 4:00 AM the next day |
How far apart are Paris and Tokyo?
Tokyo (Japan) runs 7 hours ahead of Paris (France). In practical terms, the working day in Tokyo starts while Paris is still in the early hours or asleep, which is what makes scheduling between the two take a little planning.
Best time to schedule a call or meeting
The comfortable window — when both cities are inside normal 9-to-5 hours — runs from about 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Paris time, roughly 1 hour. Schedule calls inside that band and neither side is working unsocial hours.
A note on daylight saving
Paris observes daylight saving but Tokyo does not, so the gap between them changes by an hour for part of the year. The 7 hours shown here is the current offset; expect it to shift around the daylight-saving changeovers (typically late March and late October in the Northern Hemisphere).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the time difference between Paris and Tokyo?
Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Paris. When it is 9:00 AM in Paris, it is 4:00 PM in Tokyo.
When it is 9:00 AM in Paris, what time is it in Tokyo?
It is 4:00 PM in Tokyo. Going the other way, when it is 9:00 AM in Tokyo it is 2:00 AM in Paris.
What is the best time to call between Paris and Tokyo?
Both cities are within normal working hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM Paris time — about 1 hour of overlap. That window is the easiest time to schedule a call or meeting.
Does the Paris–Tokyo time difference change with daylight saving?
Paris observes daylight saving but Tokyo does not, so the gap between them changes by an hour for part of the year. The 7 hours shown here is the current offset; expect it to shift around the daylight-saving changeovers (typically late March and late October in the Northern Hemisphere).