🇰🇭 Cambodia or 🇯🇵 Japan
Which one, honestly
Cambodia leads on value for money and the sea. Japan leads on cities, getting around and food.
A normal day costs about $70 in Cambodia and $165 in Japan.
Side by side
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia🇯🇵 Japan
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsMar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov
- $70A normal day$165
- 1h 10m from BangkokClosest hub9h 45m from Dubai
- GoodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- GoodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Tuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between citiesGetting aroundThe best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arrive
- March to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morningWhen to avoidGolden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at once
Pick by what you want
🇰🇭 Choose Cambodia if
you want the most impressive ruin in Asia, and a country that is still cheap and still quiet once you leave it.
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
Full Cambodia guide →Full Japan 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.