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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Hiroshima or Tbilisi?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Hiroshima for

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Hiroshima’s own page.

Choose Tbilisi for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Hiroshima 30, Tbilisi 7: Hiroshima leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Tbilisi 58: Hiroshima leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Tbilisi 77: Hiroshima leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Tbilisi 45: Hiroshima leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Tbilisi 52: Hiroshima leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Tbilisi 42: Hiroshima leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Tbilisi.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Hiroshima
56match

Wins on beaches and getting around with your weighting.

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Hiroshima in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
299 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaTbilisi
Official languageJapaneseGeorgian
CurrencyYen (JPY)Lari (GEL)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+4
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation3 m575 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaTbilisi
City population1,198,0211,331,485
People per km²1,3241,849
Museums within 10 km1829
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months-

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.