35 things to do this weekend

Saturday

Bills Odaiba
The newest – and largest – outlet in Australian restaurateur BIll Granger's overseas empire opens this weekend, complete with the famed scrambled eggs, pancakes, and an all-new kids' menu. Read more

Exit Through the Gift Shop
Over a year after the rest of the world got to see it, graffiti bigwig Banksy's Oscar-nominated Exit Through the Gift Shop finally opens in Japan this weekend (Cinema Rise in Shibuya, to be specific). Read the Time Out review here.

Nano-Mugen Fes. 2011
Asian Kung-Fu Generation's two-day festival starts today at Yokohama Arena, with a lineup including Weezer, Ash, The Hiatus and We Are Scientists. Tune in again tomorrow for the Manics and Boom Boom Satellites. Read more

Enban Summer Festival
Nano-Mugen not your thing? Try this instead: a two-day, ragtag selection of wonderfully obscure musicians corralled by the eponymous indier-than-thou record shop/live house in Koenji. Read more

Shit Associated Music 2-2011
Remember those bands who slogged away on the Tokyo underground live circuit in the '90s? They're still at it now, including Bossston Cruizing Mania, Electric Eel Shock, Panicsmile, Natsumen and more. Read more

Bolshoi Circus
The greatest show in the world – well, one of them, at least – has been coming to Japan since 1958, and while it's lost some ground to the slick antics of the Cirque du Soleil, it still retains a certain old-school charm. Read more

Disney on Ice
Featuring Mickey, Goofy and all your other favourite Disney characters hurtling around on ice skates to the sound of your favourite Disney show tunes. You know, just like they did in the original films. Oh, never mind... Read more

Tokyo Art Book Fair 2011
The third edition of the popular annual event promises to look at what the internet means for art books – and, yes, eBooks are more than welcome. The fair runs until Monday, with different exhibitors on each day. Read more

Reel Up 2011
Started in 1994, Ken Ishii and DJ Yama's techno party is as long-running as it is infrequent. Reel Up returns for the first time in two years with Tronic Music label owner Christian Smith as the guest of honor. Read more

Shangri-La 29
A.k.a. Muscle Beach. Asia's biggest gay party is stripping down to shorts and tank tops (or maybe even less) at Ageha on Saturday night, before hitting Amrax and Arch for a pair of after parties. Read more

Jus-Ed
New York house DJ Jus-Ed released his latest album last month on Tokyo's Mule Musiq, and for the release party he's joined by local producer with a new LP of his own: former Maniac Love resident Stereociti. Read more

Takabisha
Fuji-Q Highland is aiming for the record books again as it unveils the world's steepest roller coaster this weekend. The Takabisha features a 121 degree drop, and the videos look pretty gob-smacking. Read more