🇵🇪 Peru or 🇯🇵 Japan
Which one, honestly
Peru leads on value for money. Japan leads on getting around and cities.
A normal day costs about $85 in Peru and $165 in Japan.
Side by side
- 🇵🇪 Peru🇯🇵 Japan
- May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepBest monthsMar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov
- $85A normal day$165
- 7h 45m to LimaNonstop from New York14h to Tokyo
- Not the drawBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Long distance buses are good and cheap, flights save whole daysGetting aroundThe best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arrive
- February, when the rains peak and the Inca Trail closes for maintenanceWhen to avoidGolden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at once
Pick by what you want
🇵🇪 Choose Peru if
you want the Andes, one of the best food scenes anywhere, and a ruin everyone knows, without paying 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 Peru guide →Full Japan guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Compare something else
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.