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Tbilisi or Tokyo?

Tbilisi and Tokyo side by side: recommended length, best time, daily budget, highlights and which one suits whom.

The Tbilisi skyline at sunset

Georgia

Tbilisi

A hill, bathhouse steam, a long table.

Country
Georgia
Recommended length
3 days
Best time
May and October
Daily budget
70–120 €
Language
Georgian
Currency
Georgian Lari

Highlights

  • One long table
  • The walls or the funicular in the morning
  • Room to get lost in the old city

Neighbourhoods

  • Old Tbilisi — Courtyards and a hill. The walk back in the evening is short, and the night is sometimes lively.
  • Vera — Cafes, and easier mornings. Ten minutes from the center.

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A crowded street of neon in Tokyo

Japan

Tokyo

One district, one day. Only then does the city shrink.

Country
Japan
Recommended length
4–5 days
Best time
Late March and November
Daily budget
120–190 €
Language
Japanese
Currency
Japanese yen (¥)

Highlights

  • A whole day in one district
  • Lunch from a market
  • An evening that ends early

Neighbourhoods

  • Yanaka — Low houses, temple gardens, a slower Tokyo than Shibuya.
  • Shimokitazawa — Records, small bars, secondhand shops. It begins in the afternoon and keeps you through the evening.
  • Asakusa — Beautiful if you go early. By afternoon it turns into souvenirs.

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Which one for whom?

Why Tbilisi?

Three days, and you are fond of the city. Add the mountains only if a fourth day is truly free.

Tbilisi opens in the evening. By day you climb a hill, come down to the river, and maybe linger in a bathhouse courtyard. The real plan is the table.

Why Tokyo?

Cross the famous intersection once. The Tokyo you want starts one street in, and early the next morning.

Fill every day with another famous district and you will remember none of them. Give one day to the east, one day to a single neighborhood, and one day to no plan at all.

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