🇪🇸 Spain or 🇯🇵 Japan
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on the sea and value for money. Japan leads on nature and getting around.
A normal day costs about $145 in Spain and $165 in Japan.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇯🇵 Japan
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsMar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov
- $145A normal day$165
- 2h 30m to MadridNonstop from London14h to Tokyo
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyGood
- Very goodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundThe best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arrive
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidGolden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at once
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
Full Spain guide →Full Japan guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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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.