🇯🇵 Japan or 🇭🇷 Croatia
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on food, getting around and cities. Croatia leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $125 in Croatia.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇭🇷 Croatia
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep
- $165A normal day$125
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from London2h 45m to Split
- Not the drawBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyGood
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundGood
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundCoastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parks
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidThe Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peak
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 Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
Full Japan guide →Full Croatia 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.