🇯🇵 Japan or 🇲🇽 Mexico
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on getting around and nature. Mexico leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $170 in Japan and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 Mexico
- Mar to May, Oct to NovBest monthsNov to Mar
- $170A normal day$95
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from New York5h 15m to Mexico City
- Not the drawBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundGood
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
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 Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Japan guide →Full Mexico guide →
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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.