🇯🇵 Japan or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on nature and getting around. Spain leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇪🇸 Spain
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $165A normal day$145
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from London2h 30m to Madrid
- Not the drawBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundVery good
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Japan guide →Full Spain 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.