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

Eastern Standard Time (est) is used in USA. The IANA timezone identifier is America/New_York.

TOKYO to EST Time Converter

TOKYO (Tokyo) → Eastern Standard Time

TOKYO = UTC+9EST = UTC-4

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BASE

09:00

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00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

EST (New York)

USA · -13h

20:00-1 day

London

United Kingdom · -8h

01:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · -5h

04:00

Sydney

Australia · +1h

10:00

Paris

France · -7h

02:00

Tokyo to EST (New York) — exact time difference

Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of EST (New York). Midday in Tokyo lines up with 23:00 in EST (New York).

Tokyo is in the Asia/Tokyo timezone. EST (New York) is in America/New_York. The difference is 13 hours.

Working hours overlap

Tokyo and EST (New York) have no shared working hours under a standard 9:00–17:00 schedule. One side will always need to join at an off-hour.

When to schedule across time zones

Since Tokyo and EST (New York) don't share working hours, these are the most practical options available.

05:00 Tokyo / 16:00 New York⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 4h before working hours in Tokyo

09:00 Tokyo / 20:00 New York⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 4h after working hours in New York

04:00 Tokyo / 15:00 New York⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 5h before working hours in Tokyo

Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.

Upcoming public holidays

⚡ Watch out — upcoming holidays on both sides. Verify availability in advance.

Tokyo7 holidays

Jul 20Marine DayTODAY

Aug 11Mountain Day

Sep 21Respect for the Aged Day

Sep 23Autumnal Equinox Day

Oct 12Sports Day

EST (New York)6 holidays

Sep 7Labour Day

Oct 12Columbus Day

Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day

Nov 11Veterans Day

Nov 26Thanksgiving Day

How to work with Tokyo and EST (New York) time zones

Working across Tokyo (Japan) and EST (New York) (USA) is a challenge — the 13-hour difference means no shared business hours window under a standard schedule. Flexibility from at least one side is required.

💡 How to schedule across these time zones

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When Tokyo is at 05:00, EST (New York) reads 16:00 — 4h before working hours in Tokyo.

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When Tokyo is at 09:00, EST (New York) reads 20:00 — 4h after working hours in New York.

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When Tokyo is at 04:00, EST (New York) reads 15:00 — 5h before working hours in Tokyo.

Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise, minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.

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Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in Tokyo. The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.

TOKYO (Tokyo) ↔ EST (New York)

No overlap — one side will join outside working hours

TOKYO (Tokyo)

EST (New York)