🇯🇵 Japan or 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on cities, nature and getting around. Cyprus leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $130 in Cyprus.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇨🇾 Cyprus
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $165A normal day$130
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from London4h 35m to Larnaca
- Not the drawBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingGood
- GoodValue for moneyVery good
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundGood
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundA hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transport
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidJuly and August inland, when it passes 40C
Pick by what you want
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
Full Japan guide →Full Cyprus guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.