Moving to Japan - suggestions for iMac

I will soon be moving to Japan (for about two years, though I may come back to visit) and would kind of like to bring my iMac with me. I only recently got it as a gift (less than a year old) so I'd really rather not sell it and buy another one in Japan, as I'd not get nearly the value it's worth most likely.
Does anyone have any advice for transporting it with me? My main options seem to be finding a way to pack it in one of my suitcases (thus losing a LOT of other packing room, and risking the integrity of the computer) or having it shipped over, which I believe would be very expensive.
I do have a laptop, and I could just leave my iMac behind, but it seems like such a waste to not use a brand new wonderful desktop for the majority of two years. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to handle this, and what would be the most efficient option? Thank you in advance

I have carried my iMac on buses, trains and airplanes as carry-on baggage with an iLugger. Fortunately mine is an Early '06 17" iMac. It fits in an overhead bin. The same iLugger will carry a 20", but if yours is 24" they make an iLugger for that one but I have no idea if it would work for you as carry-on. If not, then I would just take the MacBook or ship it. Do you still have the original packing cartons? Perhaps an Apple Store or another reseller has an extra one. Apple ships them out from the factory in China in these cartons.
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