🇲🇽 Mexico or 🇯🇵 Japan
Which one, honestly
Mexico leads on the sea and value for money. Japan leads on getting around and nature.
A normal day costs about $95 in Mexico and $165 in Japan.
Side by side
- 🇲🇽 Mexico🇯🇵 Japan
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, DecBest monthsMar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov
- $95A normal day$165
- 11h 45m to Mexico CityNonstop from London14h to Tokyo
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Comfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flightsGetting aroundThe best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arrive
- The Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane seasonWhen to avoidGolden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at once
Pick by what you want
🇲🇽 Choose Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
Full Mexico 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.