20 things to do this weekend

Saturday

Take to the streets...
There are nearly a dozen nuclear demos happening in Tokyo this weekend to mark the three month anniversary of the March 11 quake and tsunami. Can't they all just get together in the same place for once...? Read more

Admire some flesh art...
The naked body is a blank canvas for expat artist Ponzi. The opening party for his new exhibition at the Pink Cow features body painting galore, plus a burlesque performance from Ponzi's muse, Lady Nana. Read more

Gawp at some sculptures...
Kohei Nawa knows how to fill a space. The enormously gifted sculptor's first major solo exhibition – in one of Tokyo's biggest galleries, no less – opens today, and it promises to be spectacular. Read more

Go firefly spotting...
It's prime hotaru season at the moment, and there's no better place to spend quality time with some glow-in-the-dark bugs than at the Fussa Firefly Festival. But what's with the early finish time? Read more

Feast on eye candy and beats...
Mainstream success comfortably achieved, electronica artist De De Mouse is ramping things up with an audio-visual spectacular that's also going to be streamed as a pay-per-view Ustream broadcast. Read more

Dig into some ice-cream soul...
Shaggy, sweet-voiced singer Bing Ji Ling stole the spotlight from Tommy Guerrero when they toured together – but how's he going to fare in an all-night club setting? Head to Eleven to find out. Read more

Dig into some ice-cream soul...
Phil Weeks is one of two big names from the clubbing world who are making their Tokyo debut this week. The Paris-based house producer is unashamedly retro in his tastes, and that ain't such a bad thing. Read more

Dig into some ice-cream soul...
Not a fan of retro house? You could always head to bayside megaclub Ageha instead and give a warm welcome to superstar trance DJ Gareth Emery as he touches down in Tokyo for the first time. Read more