Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Barcelona. Barcelona uses Central European Time (CET, UTC+1 or CEST, UTC+2) while Tokyo uses Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9). When it's 9:00 AM in Barcelona, it's 5:00 PM in Tokyo.
Japan does not observe daylight saving time while Barcelona does, so the difference varies between 7-8 hours throughout the year.
Best calling time: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Barcelona time. This corresponds to 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM in Tokyo, catching late afternoon business hours in Japan.
Barcelona and Tokyo are both major global cities with growing business and cultural ties. Direct flights between the two cities take approximately 13-14 hours.