Los Angeles to Tokyo meeting time — find the best time to meet across PT & JST.
Los Angeles–Tokyo is the entertainment, gaming, and hardware corridor across the Pacific. Tokyo is 17 hours ahead in the northern winter and 16 in summer, so LA's late afternoon catches Tokyo's next morning.
Plan across US time zones
New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles — keep only the ones you need
Type a name in any row to label a participant — it shows in the share link & export summaries.
Meeting time (your home zone) — shaded bars show each participant's work hours
Hour by hour
Los Angeles → Tokyo: workday conversion at a glance.
Times below follow current daylight-saving rules and are refreshed every deploy. The live planner above recalculates for any date you pick.
| Los Angeles (PT) | Tokyo (JST) | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 AM+1d | — |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM+1d | — |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 AM+1d | — |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 AM+1d | — |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM+1d | — |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 AM+1d | — |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 AM+1d | — |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM+1d | — |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 AM+1d | Yes — golden hours |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 AM+1d | — |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 AM+1d | — |
Scheduling tips for Los Angeles ↔ Tokyo
- 3:00–5:00 PM PT lands at 8:00–10:00 AM JST the next day in winter.
- Japan never changes clocks; only US daylight saving moves the bridge.
Plan it live — free, no sign-up
The interactive planner above is the full meeting planner for time zones loaded with just these two cities. Drag either row's handles to match real schedules, drag the cyan meeting line to test any exact moment, then export a calendar invite or shareable link. Need a third city, or a completely different pairing? Open theinternational meeting planner or browse all routes on the meeting time converter.
Los Angeles – Tokyo FAQ
What time is 9 AM PST in Tokyo?
9:00 AM PST is 2:00 AM JST the next day in winter; 9:00 AM PDT is 1:00 AM JST the next day in summer. Tokyo is 16–17 hours ahead.
When should Los Angeles and Tokyo teams meet?
The practical bridge is 3:00–5:00 PM PT for Tokyo's 8:00–10:00 AM JST the next day. Standard work hours do not overlap.
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