20 things to do this weekend

Friday

Shimokitazawa Awaodori
Shimokitazawa's own version of the famous Tokushima dancing-in-the-streets festival may lack the clout of the humungous Koenji Awaodori, but it's got a unique charm of its own. Kicks off at 6.30pm. Read more

Azumabashi Dance Xing 2011
Curator Keisuke Sakurai's annual fest cobbles together a disparate selection of contemporary dancers, theatre groups, musicians and artists, then gives each a mere ten minutes to do their thang. Until Sunday. Read more

Freedommune Zero
Webcast micro-club Dommune is scaling things up ever-so-slightly with a 10,000-strong free party on the Kawasaki coast, featuring Jeff Mills, electropop pioneer Isao Tomita and a whole heap of others. Read more

No Borders Summer Festival
The eyeliner-wearing prince of progressive house, Danny Howells, is swanning through town to deliver a special extended set at the first of a two-day midsummer rave-up at Warehouse702. Read more

Kung Fu Panda 2
There's a grand total of one cinema in Tokyo that's screening a subtitled version of the ass-kicking 3D animation sequel, in which Po the panda and pals take on the evil peacock Lord Shen. Read more

Cruyff in the Bedroom
The Japanese shoegaze supremos' deft way with winsome melodies and crushing walls of guitar distortion has earned them a list of admirers including The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Ringo Deathstarr. Read more

Kishidan vs Unicorn
Gotta love Kishidan: the biker gang parodies, the theatrical cock-rock stage shows, the Nazi insignia... OK, scrub the last one. The questionably comic rockers co-headline at Zepp Tokyo with '80s act Unicorn. Read more