1. Drink the ultimate cocktail

2. A teahouse amidst the flowers

3. Tokyo's best concept store

4. A hidden restaurant in Shibuya

5. Spend a night on a library bookshelf

6. François Simon's favorite sushi place

7. Tokyo's best onsen

8. The Michelin-starred chef who does things like no one else

9. One thousand two hundred and thirty-three shades of paper

10. Have lunch in a Japanese garden

11. The world's biggest bookstore

12. The world's smallest bookstore

13. Magic, pure and simple

14. Celebrate your “un-birthday”

15. Tokyo street-food market

16. Have dinner at the old folks'

17. Go on a bike ride in Tokyo

18. Drink yuzu juice at the Nezu Museum

19. Mini-street, maxi-bender

20. Eat peasant food

21. Organic - and then some

22. Spend a night in old Tokyo

23. Go for standing sushi

24. Treat yourself to a head spa

25. “Apply” to a restaurant

26. Have a cocktail at 771 feet altitude

27. Eat art

28. Spend a magical night outside of town

29. Stay at a capsule hotel

30. The craziest museum

31. Top-secret address

“JAPAN TASTES LIKE A GRAIN OF RICE.YOU HAVE TO BITE INTO IT GENTLY.AND GET TO ITS HEART.”– François Simon

A teahouse secreted away behind a flower shop, a Michelin-starred chef who does things like no one else, a Tokyo street-food market, a hidden restaurant in the heart of Shibuya, spending a night on a library bookshelf, drinking the ultimate cocktail, finding a restaurant whose address we won't tell you, celebrating an “un-birthday” at an izakaya, going for “standing sushi,” getting a massage in a hammock...

We tried 1,000 places. And kept only the 30 best.

30 unforgettable experiences that capture the soul of Tokyo.

“Soul of Tokyo” is written by Fany and Amandine Pechiodat, the founders of My Little Paris, the influential newsletter-cum-lifestyle brand.Having scoured the depths of Paris for 10 years to share the city's best-kept secret spots, they now take on another city they love: Tokyo.

The “Soul of” collection is a new approach to the art of traveling that consists of vagabonding around, chance encounters, and unforgettable experiences. Guides for those who want to unlock the hidden doors of a city, feel out its heartbeat, plumb every last nook and cranny to uncover its soul.

Each guide in the “Soul of” collection includes:

- the 30 best experiences a city has to offer

- interviews with those who give the city its spirit.