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The first Design Festa of 2011 rolls around this weekend, bringing with it 3,000 booths and some 8,500 exhibitors. Now into its seventeenth year, the event claims to be the biggest of its kind in Asia, and with figures like that, it's hard to imagine how anybody could disagree. From handcrafts to sound installations, performance art to interior design, this has always been an event for lovers of every genre, and it just gets bigger and better this year. If you only do one thing this weekend...
Open May, 14-15
Time 11am-7pm
Admission One day pass, ¥800 (in advance), ¥1,000 (on the door). Two day pass, ¥1,500 yen (in advance), ¥1,800 (on the door)
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Venue Tokyo Big Sight
Address 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku
Transport Kokusai-Tenjijo Station (Rinkai line); Kokusai-Tenjijo-Seimon Station (Yurikamome)
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