Time Difference Between Sydney and Tokyo
Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney.
Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney. When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 7:00 AM in Tokyo.
What time is it in Tokyo?
For a given hour in Sydney, 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.
| Sydney | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 10:00 PM the previous day |
| 3:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AMworking hours |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PMworking hours |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PMworking hours |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
How far apart are Sydney and Tokyo?
Tokyo (Japan) runs 2 hours behind Sydney (Australia). In practical terms, the working day in Tokyo starts while Sydney is already well into the afternoon or evening, 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 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sydney time, roughly 6 hours. Schedule calls inside that band and neither side is working unsocial hours.
A note on daylight saving
Sydney observes daylight saving but Tokyo does not, so the gap between them changes by an hour for part of the year. The 2 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 Sydney and Tokyo?
Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney. When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 7:00 AM in Tokyo.
When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Tokyo?
It is 7:00 AM in Tokyo. Going the other way, when it is 9:00 AM in Tokyo it is 11:00 AM in Sydney.
What is the best time to call between Sydney and Tokyo?
Both cities are within normal working hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM Sydney time — about 6 hours of overlap. That window is the easiest time to schedule a call or meeting.
Does the Sydney–Tokyo time difference change with daylight saving?
Sydney observes daylight saving but Tokyo does not, so the gap between them changes by an hour for part of the year. The 2 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).