🇯🇵 Japan or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 11 votes.
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on nature and getting around. Türkiye leads on value for money and the sea.
A normal day costs about $170 in Japan and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Mar to May, Oct to NovBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $170A normal day$90
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from New York10h 15m to Istanbul
- Not the drawBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundVery good
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
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 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.
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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.