🇹🇷 Türkiye or 🇯🇵 Japan
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on value for money and the sea. Japan leads on nature and getting around.
A normal day costs about $90 in Türkiye and $165 in Japan.
Side by side
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye🇯🇵 Japan
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsMar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov
- $90A normal day$165
- 4h to IstanbulNonstop from London14h to Tokyo
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- Very goodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Cheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both goodGetting aroundThe best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arrive
- Istanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidaysWhen to avoidGolden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at once
Pick by what you want
🇹🇷 Choose Türkiye if
you want a city that has been the centre of everything for two thousand years, with a coastline attached to it, on a small budget.
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
Full Türkiye guide →Full Japan guide →
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 1 vote.
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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.