🇯🇵 Japan or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on cities, food and nature. Portugal leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $125 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇵🇹 Portugal
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $165A normal day$125
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from London2h 45m to Lisbon
- Not the drawBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundVery good
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
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 Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Japan guide →Full Portugal 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.