20 things to do this weekend

Saturday

Yokohama Triennale 2011
There's been a lot going on behind the scenes since the 2008 edition of Yokohama's lavish art festival. The latest Triennale opens this weekend, with the presumably crowd-pleasing theme 'Our Magic Hour'. Read more

KAAT Street Dance Festival
Kanagawa Arts Theatre's celebration of street dance wraps up this weekend with a series of performances featuring Brazilian troupe Compagnie Käfig, whose members grew up in the country's favelas. Read more

06S
Where drum'n'bass producer Shimon's concerned, conventional isn't usually an option. The man who gave the world 'Body Rock' back in 2001 heads to Womb, joined by Austrian d'n'b doyen Disaszt. Read more

Meteo Night 2011
Call it the anti Rock in Japan, if you will. Meteo Night takes place on the same day as the ultra-commercial J-rock fest up in Ibaraki Prefecture, but that's about all that the two events have in common. Read more

Travelling
This weekend's biggest gay bash drafts in the DJ who helped create 'the very first Roman queer party': Italy's Hugo Sanchez. Expect plenty of off-kilter house and disco, with Japan's DSKE in support. Read more

Fussa Tanabata Festival
Tokyo chooses to celebrate the star-crossed lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi in August rather than July. The largest festival is in Fussa, though you might also try the Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri instead. Read more

Clémentine
After signing to a Japanese major in 1990, French singer Clémentine never really looked back. Her most recent hit was Animentine~Bossa du Animé, an album of bossa nova cover versions of anime songs. Read more

Under the Influence
Liquidroom's 7th anniversary celebrations rumble on with a heavyweight selection of Tokyo bands. With Envy, Friction, Mo'some Tonebender and Nisennenmondai all playing, this promises to be a corker. Read more

Drive Angry
Time Out's critic was surprisingly positive about this grindhouse tribute, which boasts a splendidly loopy turn by Nicolas Cage. We wouldn't normally condone such behavior, but here's a tip: go drunk. Read the Time Out review