🇯🇵 Japan or 🇵🇪 Peru
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on getting around and cities. Peru leads on value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $85 in Peru.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇪 Peru
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsMay, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $165A normal day$85
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from New York7h 45m to Lima
- Not the drawBeaches and seaNot the draw
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundGood
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundLong distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole days
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidFebruary, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenance
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 Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying European prices.
Full Japan guide →Full Peru 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.