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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
TokyoShibuya Crossing

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tokyo by Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Maastricht or Tokyo?

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 Maastricht for

Maastricht does not lead in any category we score.

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

Choose Tokyo for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Tokyo’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. Maastricht 8, Tokyo 40: Tokyo leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Tokyo 98: Tokyo leads by 40 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Tokyo 84: Tokyo leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Tokyo 86: Tokyo leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Tokyo 68: Tokyo leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Tokyo 85: Tokyo leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Tokyo 95: Tokyo leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Tokyo 98: Tokyo leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Tokyo 99: Tokyo leads by 39 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Tokyo 48: Tokyo leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Tokyo 86: Tokyo leads by 46 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Tokyo 78: Tokyo leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Tokyo.

Your match

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

Maastricht
52match

Has no clear advantage with the weighting you have chosen.

Tokyo
Best match
80match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Tokyo in July

30 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
157 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MaastrichtTokyo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Tokyo: 1991-2020 normals, Tokyo (3.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtTokyo
Official languageDutchJapanese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number112Police 110, fire 119
Elevation49 m6 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsTokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)18 km from centre98 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtTokyo
City population120,22714,264,798
People per km²2,0006,501
Museums within 10 km21192
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 months

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.