🇯🇵 Japan or 🇲🇽 Mexico
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on getting around and nature. Mexico leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 Mexico
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $165A normal day$95
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from London11h 45m to Mexico City
- Not the drawBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- 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 aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
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 Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Japan guide →Full Mexico 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.