Tips and recommendations Little Tokyo Rue Saint-Anne
Bonjour!
My SO is turning 30 in February 2027 and I want to surprise him with a mini trip. We're from Belgium and every year we go to Little Tokyo in Brussels, but that's pretty small. He likes to buy manga and cool books for his collection. That's why I was thinking of booking a weekend away to Paris and visit Little Tokyo there as it is much larger. Having a quick look at the map, there are lots of places to go for food but I want to fill the trip with more than that. So I'm looking for these kinda spots:
- manga stores or book stores where he can explore some new things (eg: we were on holidays in South France and found a bookshop that sold an interesting art style comic books Yojimbot and he was very much in love with it)
- japanese streetwear he's always been fan of baggy clothes (he always buys XXL shirts because of the baggy feel) and I think he'd love to add this style to his wardrobe, especially baggy pants! He's been searching for one since forever but can't find a good fit. He's quite tall though, about 187 cm.
- a hotel to stay that's affordable and comfortable enough to just spend a few nights. Our kiddies will be 1 and 3,5 by that time, so a family friendly hotel would be lovely.
Since his bday is in February and it's probably cold, is it more interesting to plan the trip say in April/May?
Some of his other interests: lego, metal or mechanical puzzles, he's fan of Wardruna or Hans Zimmer, he enjoys music and plays the piano, not so fond of busy places but will adapt.
My train of thought is as followed: Friday evening we arrive and grab something to eat and enjoy the evening, Saturday we roam around and eat all day in Little Tokyo, and Sunday we grab some breakfast and head home. Will Saturday be enough to do stuff in Little Tokyo or should I fill it with
some sightseeing as well? Since we're travelling with two kids I asked my SIL and her partner to tag along so we wouldn't be handling kids all day so he'll have the chance to enjoy his bday!
Any information is welcome, even if it's something totally different than Little Tokyo, thank you!