🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇯🇵 Japan
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 52 votes.
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on the sea and value for money. Japan leads on cities, nature and getting around.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $170 in Japan.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇯🇵 Japan
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsMar to May, Oct to Nov
- $130A normal day$170
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London14h to Tokyo
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- GoodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- GoodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundThe best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arrive
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidGolden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at once
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 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.
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
Full Cyprus guide →Full Japan guide →
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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.