Seoul to Tokyo: time difference and best times to meet
Tokyo is in the same time zone as Seoul. Their working days overlap for 9 hours, from 9am to 6pm in Seoul (9am–6pm in Tokyo). The best time to schedule is 1pm Seoul time, which is 1pm in Tokyo.
Asia/Seoul
Asia/Tokyo
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the Seoul day and the matching hour in Tokyo. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| Seoul | Tokyo | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 10am | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 11am | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 12pm | 12pm | Both cities at work |
| 1pm | 1pm | Both cities at work |
| 2pm | 2pm | Both cities at work |
| 3pm | 3pm | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 4pm | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 5pm | Both cities at work |
Best times to propose
- 1. 1pm in Seoul · 1pm in Tokyo — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 2. 2pm in Seoul · 2pm in Tokyo — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 11am in Seoul · 11am in Tokyo — Morning for both cities — highest attendance in practice
Daylight saving
The difference between Seoul and Tokyo stays at in the same time zone as for the whole of the next twelve months — neither side's clock change affects this pair.
Public holidays to avoid
Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.
- Monday, September 21, 2026 — Respect for the Aged Day — Tokyo is off, Seoul is working.
- Wednesday, September 23, 2026 — Autumnal Equinox Day — Tokyo is off, Seoul is working.
- Thursday, September 24, 2026 — Chuseok — Seoul is off, Tokyo is working.
- Friday, September 25, 2026 — Chuseok — Seoul is off, Tokyo is working.
- Saturday, September 26, 2026 — Chuseok — Seoul is off, Tokyo is working.
- Monday, October 5, 2026 — National Foundation Day — Seoul is off, Tokyo is working.
- Friday, October 9, 2026 — Hangul Day — Seoul is off, Tokyo is working.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — Sports Day — Tokyo is off, Seoul is working.
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Culture Day — Tokyo is off, Seoul is working.
- Monday, November 23, 2026 — Labour Thanksgiving Day — Tokyo is off, Seoul is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day — Seoul is off, Tokyo is working.
With 9 shared working hours, Seoul and Tokyo can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between Seoul and Tokyo?
- Tokyo is currently in the same time zone as Seoul. Neither city changes its clocks over the next twelve months, so the gap stays fixed.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Seoul and Tokyo?
- 1pm in Seoul, which is 1pm in Tokyo. Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides.
- How many hours do Seoul and Tokyo overlap?
- 9 hours, from 9am to 6pm Seoul time (9am–6pm in Tokyo).
- Are there public holidays that affect Seoul–Tokyo meetings?
- Yes. The next is Monday, September 21, 2026 — a public holiday where Tokyo is, but a normal working day in Seoul.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for Seoul
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved