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San José×Tokyo

Costa Rica · CR
San José
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America/Costa_Rica·
No DST
Japan · JP
Tokyo
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Asia/Tokyo·
No DST

San José is 15 hours ahead of Tokyo. Scrub a time, meet in the overlap, ship the invite — before the kettle boils.

◊ at a glance

Three numbers. The ones that decide the meeting.

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Difference
15h ahead
San José vs Tokyo
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Overlap
0h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
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UTC offsets
GMT-6 / GMT+9
Costa Rica · JST
04
Flight
16h
13,179 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

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No overlap in working hours
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Scrub a meeting time14:00 San José
Same moment in Tokyo05:00 Tokyo
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

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◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

What's the time difference between San José and Tokyo?

San José is 15 hours ahead of Tokyo. San José runs on GMT-6 and Tokyo on GMT+9. The gap can shift by an hour when either side enters or leaves daylight saving — the live clocks above always reflect the current offset.

When's the best time to schedule a meeting?

Standard 09:00–17:00 workdays don't intersect. Most teams compromise with one side meeting early (before 09:00) or late (after 17:00).

Does daylight saving time change the difference?

Yes, if either city observes DST. When one side shifts and the other doesn't, the gap changes by one hour. The DST badges under each clock show whether each zone is currently shifted and when the next transition lands.

How far is San José from Tokyo?

About 13,179 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 16h, not counting airport time, winds, or routing around restricted airspace.

Can I send this meeting time as a calendar invite?

Yes. Pick a time on the slider above, open the meeting card, customize the title and duration, then download the .ics file. It imports cleanly into Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar with the correct timezone attached.

◊ keep going

One pair down. 299 cities to go.

Every pair in 300 cities runs the same clocks, the same overlap, the same one-click invite. Pick another.

SAN JOSÉ · America/Costa_Rica
GMT-6 · 9.93°, -84.09°

TOKYO · Asia/Tokyo
GMT+9 · 35.68°, 139.65°

0h shared · 15h ahead