Things to do this week in Tokyo

Monday 27

TDC Exhibition
Organised by the Tokyo Type Directors Club, the annual TDC design awards honour the best in international typography. Winners and notable nominees from this year's contest are on display now in Ginza, where you can admire around 150 pieces from posters to video art. Read more

Tuesday 28

Tokyo Craft Month
30 craft and accessory shops all around town team up for this month of exhibitions, workshops and tasty bargains, and have created a special Craft Map for the occasion. Pick it up and tour a total of seven areas, from Aoyama to the western suburbs. Read more

Stones Throw presents Tuxedo
Detroit soul man Mayer Hawthorne and big-time Seattle producer Jake One are Tuxedo, the disco-funk duo who just put out a gem of an eponymous album. Get ready for silky smooth beats and a vocal masterclass tonight. Read more

Wired Clash
Welcome the holiday with a monstrous one-night celebration of techno at AgeHa, where this combo of the Wired and Clash parties welcomes hard-edged German DJ and producer Chris Liebing and Mexican mixer Rebolledo, plus an all-star domestic lineup. Read more

Wednesday 29

Midpark Yoga
Limber up with a few hundred other Tokyoites at this outdoor yoga session, held on the verdant lawns around the back of Tokyo Midtown. The morning exercise starts from 9.30am, but you might want to turn up a little earlier than that to guarantee your spot. Read more

Rooftop Cinema & Beer Fest
Shinjuku's Lumine opens its rooftop for Golden Week and puts on free movie screenings under the open sky. Catch Mamma Mia tonight while sipping on brews and chewing on barbecued grub from the neighbouring Rooftop Beer Garden. Read more

Toyosu Yaon Carnival
This one-day seaside music 'carnival' combines domestic rock and pop with traditional dance and music performances, so you'll be able to catch Osaka jazz unit Ego-Wrappin' in between samba dancers and Awa-odori gangs from Shonan. Read more

GA Houses Project 2015
Global Architecture shines the spotlight on the magazine's ongoing Houses project, featuring more than 50 residential projects from all over the world. Presented through blueprints, models, video and more, the selection includes work from the likes of Zaha Hadid and Kengo Kuma. Read more

Sunset The Marina: Spring Flavors
The organisers of this small-scale seaside electronic music festival certainly don't lack ambition, as their stated aim is to recreate a 'little piece of Ibiza' in Tokyo. At least the location – Yumenoshima Marina out in Shin-Kiba – is picturesque enough. Read more

Thursday 30

Meat and Beer Fair
A combo you can never go wrong with, flesh and suds are in focus at Shibuya Tokyu's gourmet extravaganza, which sees a total of 27 restaurants from all over the city set up stalls on the Toyoko department store's eighth floor. There'll be plenty of craft brews available, too. Read more

Friday 1

World Chocolate Dessert Buffet
Need something to drown your sorrows in? Try chocolate – from today, Ebisu's Westin is putting on this ultra-decadent all-you-can-eat dessert offering consisting exclusively of cacao-based treats, from cakes and solid chocolate to parfaits and cream. Read more

Zushi Beach Film Festival
How about enjoying a quality indie flick while the last rays of the sun are still visible on the horizon? Head down south for movies on the beach, complemented by gigs, talks and spontaneous parties. Today is Music Day with Peter Barakan. Read more

Italian Film Festival
Catch rare Italian movies at Yurakucho's Asahi Hall, where this popular programme returns for its 15th edition with several flicks previously unreleased in Japan. Three films are screened today, including 2014 drama-comedy Fasten Your Seatbelts. Read more

Classics feat. Das EFX
Fans of Dave Chapelle will be familiar with this hardcore hip-hop duo that made a name for themselves in the early '90s with a style emphasising words ending in '-iggedy'. See what they have liggedy-left at Shibuya's Vision. Read more

Saturday 2

Odaiba Hawaii Festival
Odaiba's annual tribute to the Aloha State returns to VenusFort, with the popular hula and Tahitian dance performances complemented by laidback live music, a Hawaiian market, ukulele classes and – of course – plenty of delectable grub from Japan's favourite vacation spot. Read more

Kohgen 2015
Head over to Zojoji for around 100 workshops related to traditional Japanese culture and religion, including a Noh theatre experience and classes for calligraphy and zazen meditation, plus performances ranging from electronic music to sutra recitation. Read more

Icecream Expo
Sample more than 100 kinds of ice cream and stare at vintage wrappings not seen on store shelves in over 30 years. You'll also want to check out one of the exclusive cups meant for the 'world's most expensive ice cream', Dubai's Black Diamond. Read more

Star Wars: Visions
Consisting of pieces hand-picked by George Lucas, this Roppongi exhibit features art created specifically for the purpose, plus a wealth of costumes, props and concept art from the original film series. Leave your droids at the door before entering. Read more

La Folle Journée au Japon
Populist in the best sense of the word, the La Folle Journée festival will again be bringing concise, cheap classical music to the masses at Tokyo International Forum. This year's theme is 'Passions' – look out for both tragic programmes and sugary love songs. Read more

Dog Exhibition
Dog person? You'll love this exhibit on all things canine, presenting the common path of humans and dogs from antiquity to the present day. View paintings, drawings, sculptures and more – a total of around 90 pieces depicting man's best friend. Read more

Sunday 3

Cinco de Mayo
It's a little ahead of schedule again, but Tokyo's version of Cinco de Mayo is still well worth attending: the mariachi bands, rockabillies, tequila bars and Tex-Mex food stands are complemented by non-Mexican gourmet and music contributions from more than ten countries. Read more

JRA Horse Show
Setagaya's Baji Park is a well-loved part of town, especially for those with equine leanings. Run by the JRA, the park stages this show consisting of various jumping events, a pony show and a synchronised police horse performance, plus plenty of hands-on fun for kids. Read more

Mitsui Culture and History
When your family has its very own museum, you might as well use it to put on an exhibit extolling your own greatness. That seems to be exactly what the all-powerful Mitsui conglomerate is doing with this display, which shows off some of the family's finest treasures. Read more

Yokohama Parade
Marking the opening of the city's annual Port Festival, this traditional procession actually consists of two separate parades: the smaller-scale kids' parade and the spectacular 'super parade'. Look out for elaborately decorated floats, marching bands and crazy costumes. Read more

Mango Afternoon Tea
Spend a few lazy Sunday hours feasting on delectable mango-flavoured cakes, sandwiches, scones and the like at Odaiba's Hotel Nikko, where the standard tropical offering can be upgraded to a confidently named 'Excellent' set, complete with 'branded' fruit. Read more