"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.