TOKYO (Tokyo) (tokyo) is used in Japan. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Tokyo.

Central European Summer Time (cest) is used in France. The IANA timezone identifier is Europe/Paris.

TOKYO to CEST Time Converter

TOKYO (Tokyo) → Central European Summer Time

TOKYO = UTC+9CEST = UTC+2

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BASE

09:00

Work Clients Team +

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CEST (Paris)

France · -7h

02:00

London

United Kingdom · -8h

01:00

New York

USA · -13h

20:00-1 day

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · -5h

04:00

Sydney

Australia · +1h

10:00

Tokyo ↔ CEST (Paris) — time offset

Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of CEST (Paris). When it's noon in Tokyo, it's 05:00 in CEST (Paris).

Tokyo observes Asia/Tokyo and CEST (Paris) observes Europe/Paris — a 7 hours gap between them.

Mutual working hours

Both Tokyo and CEST (Paris) are simultaneously in business hours for 1 hour per day (assuming standard 9:00–17:00 working hours).

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CEST (Paris)

Overlap (1h)

Meeting time recommendations

Tokyo and CEST (Paris) share 1 hour of business hours overlap daily.

16:00 Tokyo / 09:00 Paris✓ Both working

Assumes a standard 9 AM–5 PM workday in each location's local timezone.

Public holidays this year

⚡ Upcoming holidays in both locations, confirm with your contact before booking.

Tokyo7 holidays

Jul 20Marine Day

Aug 11Mountain Day

Sep 21Respect for the Aged Day

Sep 23Autumnal Equinox Day

Oct 12Sports Day

CEST (Paris)5 holidays

Jul 14Bastille Day

Aug 15Assumption Day

Nov 1All Saints' Day

Nov 11Armistice Day

Dec 25Christmas Day

Tokyo and CEST (Paris) — practical scheduling

Teams in Tokyo (Japan) and CEST (Paris) (France) face a 7-hour time difference day to day. A 1-hour shared business hours window makes real-time meetings feasible for both sides within their normal working day.

💡 Practical scheduling guidelines

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Schedule at 16:00–17:00 (Tokyo) for a 09:00–10:00 slot in CEST (Paris) — the sweet spot where both teams are working.

Recurring meetings are particularly vulnerable to DST shifts. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension alerts you before the offset changes.

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Drag the slider at the top to convert any Tokyo time instantly. You can also type natural language like "3pm", "15:00", or a location name to get an immediate answer.

TOKYO (Tokyo) ↔ CEST (Paris)

1h of business hours overlap daily (09:00–17:00)

TOKYO (Tokyo)

CEST (Paris)