🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates or 🇯🇵 Japan
Which one, honestly
United Arab Emirates leads on the sea. Japan leads on nature, cities and food.
A normal day costs about $175 in United Arab Emirates and $165 in Japan.
Side by side
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇯🇵 Japan
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, DecBest monthsMar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov
- $175A normal day$165
- 7h to DubaiNonstop from London14h to Tokyo
- GoodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Not the drawNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyGood
- Very goodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Metro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountainsGetting aroundThe best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arrive
- June to September, when outdoors stops being an optionWhen to avoidGolden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at once
Pick by what you want
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
Full United Arab Emirates guide →Full Japan guide →
And what the world thinks
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates leads by 3 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.