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Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
TokyoShibuya Crossing
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Tokyo by Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Tokyo or Ushuaia?

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 Tokyo for

  • shopping
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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. Tokyo 40, Ushuaia 3: Tokyo leads by 37 points.
Food & drink. Tokyo 98, Ushuaia 40: Tokyo leads by 58 points.
Culture & sights. Tokyo 84, Ushuaia 22: Tokyo leads by 62 points.
Nightlife. Tokyo 86, Ushuaia 18: Tokyo leads by 68 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tokyo 68, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Tokyo 85, Ushuaia 14: Tokyo leads by 71 points.
Good for families. Tokyo 95, Ushuaia 40: Tokyo leads by 55 points.
Getting around. Tokyo 98, Ushuaia 45: Tokyo leads by 53 points.
Shopping & style. Tokyo 99, Ushuaia 22: Tokyo leads by 77 points.
Affordability. Tokyo 48, Ushuaia 42: Tokyo leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tokyo 86, Ushuaia 10: Tokyo leads by 76 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tokyo 78, Ushuaia 26: Tokyo leads by 52 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tokyo and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Tokyo
Best match
80match

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

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
No seasea
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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TokyoUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tokyo: 1991-2020 normals, Tokyo (3.6 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTokyoUshuaia
Official languageJapaneseSpanish
CurrencyYen (JPY)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119117 or 911
Elevation6 m23 m
Main airportTokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)18 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureTokyoUshuaia
City population14,264,79882,615
People per km²6,5013,592
Museums within 10 km1925
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.