San José to Tokyo Time Converter
Tokyo is +15h ahead of San José
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San José
Costa Rica
UTC-06:00
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Tokyo
Japan
UTC+09:00
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Thu, May 28, 2026 17:27
San José: Thursday, May 28, 2026 2:27 AM CST to Tokyo: Thursday, May 28, 2026 5:27 PM GMT+9.
Tokyo is 15h ahead of San José on this date
24-Hour Comparison
Every hour in San José and the corresponding time in Tokyo. Green rows indicate business hours in Tokyo.
Time zones
San José uses America/Costa_Rica (CST) and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo (GMT+9). Neither city observes daylight saving time in this dataset.
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About these cities
About San José
San José is located in Costa Rica (North America). It uses the America/Costa_Rica timezone with a standard offset of UTC-06:00. It does not observe Daylight Saving Time. See the full San José time page for live clock and planning details.
About Tokyo
Tokyo is located in Japan (Asia). It uses the Asia/Tokyo timezone with a standard offset of UTC+09:00. It does not observe Daylight Saving Time. See the full Tokyo time page for live clock and planning details.