The Rue Saint-Anne, thirty years ago, epitomized the Gay Paris. Now, it has turned into a string of Japanese restaurants serving a very authentic cooking. Forget fake sushis, here the emphasis is on ramen or Gyoza noodles : check Sapporo Ramen, Yasube or Higuma, one of the best Japanese canteens of Paris.

If you enjoyed your meal, why not taking a cooking course? The Workshop Isse, on rue Saint-Augustin, will tell you the secrets of perfect steamed rice. You can buy all the ingredients at the Kyôko grocery: it offers seaweed, wasabi, miso soup, sake, tofu and any kind of Japanese food.

For a cultural insight, check the Junku bookshop on rue des Pyramides: you'll find manga and literature in English and Japanese. A few steps away on boulevard des Capucines, Mitsokoshi is a department store offering a touch of Eastern atmosphere: the offer is occidental, but from price tags to sales assistants or advertising, the rest comes in Japanese.