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Tokyo or Venice?

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

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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The Grand Canal and a dome in Venice

Italy

Venice

The first two hours save the city.

Country
Italy
Recommended length
2 days
Best time
April and late October
Daily budget
110–170 €
Language
Italian
Currency
Euro (€)

Highlights

  • The Rialto near sunrise
  • A pause in Dorsoduro
  • An evening broken up with cicchetti

Neighbourhoods

  • San Marco — See it. Do not stay. By evening the square turns into a stage.
  • Dorsoduro — On the Accademia side, you can breathe a little longer.
  • Cannaregio — For dinner, it sits one ring out from the crowd.

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Which one for whom?

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.

Why Venice?

The Rialto fills by noon. Start early, and you still see the canal as a street.

You can see Venice in a day. To live it, give it two. Win the first morning with an early hour, not with a map. Getting lost after lunch is allowed. Do not pin dinner to a single tourist menu.

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