🇯🇵 Japan or 🇮🇹 Italy
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on nature and getting around. Italy leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $165.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇮🇹 Italy
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $165A normal day$165
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from London2h 35m to Rome
- Not the drawBeaches and seaGood
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyGood
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundVery good
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
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 Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
Full Japan guide →Full Italy 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.