🇯🇵 Japan or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on getting around, cities and food. Greece leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇬🇷 Greece
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $165A normal day$130
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from London3h 45m to Athens
- Not the drawBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundGood
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
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 Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Japan guide →Full Greece guide →
And what the world thinks
🇬🇷 Greece 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.