30 things to do this weekend

Saturday

Asagiri Jam
Maybe it's just because the weather was lousy last year, but advance tickets are still available for Smash's end-of-the-season outdoor music fest, featuring DJ Shadow, Larry Heard, Rovo and Seun Kuti. Read more

Vader
Didn't make it to Extreme the Dojo on Friday? Fret ye not: Polish death metal warhorses Vader, are playing an extra show tonight, featuring cuts from well received new album Welcome to the Morbid Reich. Read more

Kyushu Festival
Hot on the heels of last weekend's Hokkaido Festival, the southernmost of Japan's main islands is getting a chance to flaunt its charms. Kurobuta pork, toriten chicken, Hakata ramen – it's all here. Read more

Adachi Fireworks
Originally scheduled to take place at the peak of summer, Adachi's grandiose fireworks display was postponed out of respect for victims of March 11. With 10,000 fireworks involved, it should be worth the wait. Read more

Bunkavibe
We're still trying to parse the difference between minimal and microhouse, but two of the big names from the genre(s) will be plying their trade at Warehouse702 tonight: Akufen and Robag Wruhme. Read more

Astrix & Friend Collaboration Party
Presumably the air fare was too expensive to bring more than one friend, so Israeli psytrance bigwig Astrix will be appearing at the cavernous Differ Ariake with a single special guest: Devy Ezra, a.k.a. Bizarre Contact. Read more

Mad Ollie 2011 Autumn
Skate punk gets interpreted rather literally at this all-day gig, where bands including Ken Yokoyama and Pay Money To My Pain are complemented by a skate ramp and full bevy of 'boarders and bikers. Read more

Travelling
Shinjuku Ni-chome gay bar Wordup makes one of its periodic forays to Eleven tonight, with a special guest turn by Panorama Bar resident Tama Sumo, plus local boy (and Panorama veteran) DSKE. Read more

Bonjour Music School
Kitsuné co-founders Gildas and Masaya top the bill at a party organised by one of their most enthusiastic Tokyo supporters, Bonjour Records. Fashionable popster Verbal and electro duo Dexpistols also feature. Read more

Universal Sounds of Orchestra
Few promoters do a better job of filling the vast expanses of Ageha than Mother. Expect all kinds of eye-popping visuals at their latest gig, with progressive and tech house from Jerome Isma-Ae and Pig&Dan. Read more