Love Taps / Time zones / Berlin and Tokyo
Time difference between Berlin and Tokyo
Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Berlin. From October 25, 2026: Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Berlin.
| Berlin | Germany · Europe/Berlin · UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | Japan · Asia/Tokyo · UTC+9 |
| Difference now | Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Berlin |
| Distance | 5,540 miles (8,916 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until October 25, 2026 | Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Berlin |
| October 25, 2026 – March 28, 2027 | Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Berlin |
| From March 28, 2027 | Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Berlin |
Berlin observes daylight saving time. Tokyo does not observe it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake while the difference is 7 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 4:00 pm in Berlin = 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Tokyo · 8 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 7 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
None. On workdays at least one of you is at work or asleep at every hour, so weekend calls and messages that can wait are the practical options.
Both awake while the difference is 8 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 3:00 pm in Berlin = 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Tokyo · 7 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 8 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
None. On workdays at least one of you is at work or asleep at every hour, so weekend calls and messages that can wait are the practical options.
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Berlin is 3:00 pm in Tokyo.
- 10:00 pm in Berlin is 5:00 am in Tokyo the next day.
- 8:00 am in Tokyo is 1:00 am in Berlin.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| Berlin | Tokyo | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 7:00 am | Both asleep |
| 1:00 am | 8:00 am | Berlin asleep |
| 2:00 am | 9:00 am | Berlin asleep |
| 3:00 am | 10:00 am | Berlin asleep |
| 4:00 am | 11:00 am | Berlin asleep |
| 5:00 am | 12:00 pm | Berlin asleep |
| 6:00 am | 1:00 pm | Berlin asleep |
| 7:00 am | 2:00 pm | Berlin asleep |
| 8:00 am | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 9:00 am | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 am | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 10:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 11:00 pm | Tokyo asleep |
| 5:00 pm | 12:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 6:00 pm | 1:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 7:00 pm | 2:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 8:00 pm | 3:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 9:00 pm | 4:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 10:00 pm | 5:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 11:00 pm | 6:00 am +1 day | Both asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- New York and Berlin · 6 hours
- Los Angeles and Berlin · 9 hours
- Chicago and Berlin · 7 hours
- London and Berlin · 1 hour
- Berlin and Istanbul · 1 hour
- New York and Tokyo · 13 hours
- Los Angeles and Tokyo · 16 hours
- Seattle and Tokyo · 16 hours
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.