Pair comparison · Japan ↔ South Korea

Tokyo vs Seoul

Compare local time, working-hour overlap, travel distance, weather, holidays, and hand-off windows between Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea.

City comparison values are rendered from the two IANA timezones, current city snapshots, nearby holiday rows, and a curated business-hours model. Weather and holiday snippets are supporting context, not travel advisories.

Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.

Japan

Tokyo

04:08:22 AM

Friday, November 6, 2026

Zone

GMT+9

Asia/Tokyo

Weather

Unavailable

Live snapshot unavailable

Next holiday: Labour Thanksgiving Day on 2026-11-23.

South Korea

Seoul

04:08:22 AM

Friday, November 6, 2026

Zone

GMT+9

Asia/Seoul

Weather

Unavailable

Live snapshot unavailable

Next holiday: Christmas Day on 2026-12-25.

Pair-specific planning read

Coordination class

easy recurring-meeting pair

Tokyo and Seoul have enough overlap for recurring standups, interviews, and approvals without much calendar friction.

Best live-use case

Decision batching

Use 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM for calls that need both cities live.

Travel and calendar context

Flight-time estimate unavailable

No distance-backed flight estimate is available for this pair, so treat the page as a time-planning reference only.

Business-hours overlap

Best meeting windows

Drag the UTC window to see how Tokyo and Seoul line up across working, early/late, and sleep hours.

Meeting planner timeline

Drag the window. Green means working hours, amber is early or late, and navy is sleep.

Tokyo
23
0
23:00
Seoul
23
0
23:00

Meeting windows and coordination notes

TokyoSeoulDay relation
9:00 AM9:00 AMsame day
12:00 PM12:00 PMsame day
3:00 PM3:00 PMsame day
6:00 PM6:00 PMsame day
9:00 PM9:00 PMsame day

Tokyo holiday and weather context

Labour Thanksgiving Day lands on 2026-11-23.

New Year's Day lands on 2027-01-01.

Seoul holiday and weather context

Christmas Day lands on 2026-12-25.

New Year's Day lands on 2027-01-01.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Tokyo and Seoul?
+0h. Same calendar day.
Do Tokyo and Seoul share business hours?
Yes. Their cleanest shared window runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Is there a DST mismatch between Tokyo and Seoul?
No major DST mismatch is active right now, so the gap is currently stable.