City Comparison
Compare two incredible cities side by side โ culture, food, local tips, and immersive 4K virtual walks.
Country
๐ท๐บ Ekaterinburg
Russia
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Japan
Continent
๐ท๐บ Ekaterinburg
Europe
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Asia
Best Season
๐ท๐บ Ekaterinburg
JuneโAugust (green Ural parks and outdoor festivals) or January (snow sculpture competitions and crisp Ural winter)
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Spring (MarchโMay) for cherry blossoms
Currency
๐ท๐บ Ekaterinburg
Russian Ruble (RUB)
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Japanese Yen (ยฅ)
Greeting
๐ท๐บ Ekaterinburg
ะะดัะฐะฒััะฒัะนัะต (Zdravstvuyte) โ formal; ะัะธะฒะตั (Privet) โ informal
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ใใใซใกใฏ (Konnichiwa)
The Yeltsin Centre is one of the most architecturally striking and intellectually honest presidential museums anywhere โ Boris Yeltsin was born near Ekaterinburg and the museum unflinchingly documents the Soviet collapse and chaotic 1990s. Even with no interest in Russian history, the building and interactive exhibits are extraordinary.
Carry cash โ many small shops are cash-only. Bow slightly when greeting.
๐ท๐บ Ekaterinburg Fun Fact
Ekaterinburg straddles the EuropeโAsia continental boundary โ there is a literal obelisk monument marking the divide just 17 km from the city centre. The city is also where Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, and all five of their children were executed in a basement by Bolshevik guards on the night of 16โ17 July 1918, ending the 300-year Romanov dynasty.
๐ฏ๐ต Tokyo Fun Fact
Tokyo has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city on Earth.
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