Tokyo to San José Time Converter
San José is -15h behind Tokyo
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Tokyo
Japan
UTC+09:00
TO
San José
Costa Rica
UTC-06:00
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Thu, May 28, 2026 16:42
Tokyo: Friday, May 29, 2026 7:42 AM GMT+9 to San José: Thursday, May 28, 2026 4:42 PM CST.
San José is 15h behind Tokyo on this date
24-Hour Comparison
Every hour in Tokyo and the corresponding time in San José. Green rows indicate business hours in San José.
Time zones
Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo (GMT+9) and San José uses America/Costa_Rica (CST). Neither city observes daylight saving time in this dataset.
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There is no full business-hour overlap in the 24-hour table, so use a custom time or rotate meeting times for fairness. For important calls, check the meeting date because the offset can change when either location enters or leaves daylight saving time.
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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.
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.
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