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Time Difference: San José to Tokyo
🇨🇷San JoséUTC-6
vs🇯🇵TokyoUTC+9
🇨🇷
San José, Costa Rica
Sat, Apr 18
🇯🇵
Tokyo, Japan
Sat, Apr 18
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Time Difference
15 hours
Tokyo is 15 hours ahead of San José
San José vs Tokyo timezone guide
San José (Costa Rica) uses the America/Costa_Rica timezone at UTC-6, while Tokyo (Japan) uses Asia/Tokyo at UTC+9. This means Tokyo is 15 hours ahead of San José (based on standard offsets — the live difference above accounts for daylight saving time).
When scheduling a call or meeting between San José and Tokyo, look for the overlapping work hours highlighted above. The live clocks on this page update every second, and the difference adjusts automatically when either city enters or exits daylight saving time.