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Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
TokyoShibuya Crossing
Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige

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

Tokyo or Verona?

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

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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

Choose Verona for

  • day trips
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Verona’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, Verona 44: Verona leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Tokyo 98, Verona 66: Tokyo leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Tokyo 84, Verona 76: Tokyo leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Tokyo 86, Verona 37: Tokyo leads by 49 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tokyo 68, Verona 65: Tokyo leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Tokyo 85, Verona 92: Verona leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Tokyo 95, Verona 66: Tokyo leads by 29 points.
Getting around. Tokyo 98, Verona 68: Tokyo leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Tokyo 99, Verona 52: Tokyo leads by 47 points.
Affordability. Tokyo 48, Verona 46: Tokyo leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tokyo 86, Verona 66: Tokyo leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tokyo 78, Verona 48: Tokyo leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tokyo and Verona.

Your match

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

Tokyo
Best match
80match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

Verona
61match

Wins on day trips and beaches 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

Verona in July

30 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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TokyoVerona

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tokyo: 1991-2020 normals, Tokyo (3.6 km from centre). Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTokyoVerona
Official languageJapaneseItalian
CurrencyYen (JPY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation6 m59 m
Main airportTokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)18 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureTokyoVerona
City population14,264,798255,588
People per km²6,5011,285
Museums within 10 km19218
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15
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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.