Love Taps / Time zones / Vancouver and Tokyo
Time difference between Vancouver and Tokyo
Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Vancouver. From November 1, 2026: Tokyo is 17 hours ahead of Vancouver.
| Vancouver | Canada · America/Vancouver · UTC−7 |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | Japan · Asia/Tokyo · UTC+9 |
| Difference now | Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Vancouver |
| Distance | 4,695 miles (7,556 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Vancouver |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Tokyo is 17 hours ahead of Vancouver |
| From March 14, 2027 | Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Vancouver |
Vancouver 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 16 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Vancouver = 8:00 am – 3:00 pm in Tokyo (next day) · 7 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 16 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 17 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Vancouver = 8:00 am – 4:00 pm in Tokyo (next day) · 8 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 17 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 Vancouver is 12:00 am in Tokyo the next day.
- 10:00 pm in Vancouver is 2:00 pm in Tokyo the next day.
- 8:00 am in Tokyo is 4:00 pm in Vancouver the previous day.
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.
| Vancouver | Tokyo | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 4:00 pm | Vancouver asleep |
| 1:00 am | 5:00 pm | Vancouver asleep |
| 2:00 am | 6:00 pm | Vancouver asleep |
| 3:00 am | 7:00 pm | Vancouver asleep |
| 4:00 am | 8:00 pm | Vancouver asleep |
| 5:00 am | 9:00 pm | Vancouver asleep |
| 6:00 am | 10:00 pm | Vancouver asleep |
| 7:00 am | 11:00 pm | Both asleep |
| 8:00 am | 12:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 9:00 am | 1:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 10:00 am | 2:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 11:00 am | 3:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 12:00 pm | 4:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 1:00 pm | 5:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 2:00 pm | 6:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 3:00 pm | 7:00 am +1 day | Tokyo asleep |
| 4:00 pm | 8:00 am +1 day | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 9:00 am +1 day | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 10:00 am +1 day | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 11:00 am +1 day | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 12:00 pm +1 day | Both awake |
| 9:00 pm | 1:00 pm +1 day | Both awake |
| 10:00 pm | 2:00 pm +1 day | Both awake |
| 11:00 pm | 3:00 pm +1 day | Vancouver asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- Seattle and Vancouver · 0 hours
- Los Angeles and Vancouver · 0 hours
- Vancouver and London · 8 hours
- Vancouver and Manila · 15 hours
- Vancouver and Sydney · 18 hours
- New York and Tokyo · 13 hours
- Los Angeles and Tokyo · 16 hours
- Seattle and Tokyo · 16 hours
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Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.