🇯🇵 Japan or 🇬🇪 Georgia
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on getting around and cities. Georgia leads on value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $60 in Georgia.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇬🇪 Georgia
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $165A normal day$60
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from London5h 30m to Tbilisi
- Not the drawBeaches and seaNot the draw
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundGood
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundShared minibuses and cheap drivers, the roads are the slow part
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidThe mountain roads from November to April, when the passes close
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 Georgia if
you want the Caucasus, eight thousand years of wine and food nobody has heard of yet, on the smallest budget in Europe.
Full Japan guide →Full Georgia 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.