25 things to do this weekend

Saturday

Tokyo Vegefood Festa 2011
The capital's long-suffering community of vegans and vegetarians gets some brief respite this weekend, as Yoyogi Park is overrun by stalls ranging from macrobiotic cafes to vegetable vendors to fair trade goods. Read more

Loud Park 11
Creativeman's annual moshfest has been slimmed down to a one-day affair this year, with a lineup featuring rap metal act Limp Bizkit, veteran hard rockers Whitesnake, melodic death metal band Arch Enemy and more. Read more

The Matsuri Session
Former Number Girl frontman Shutoku Mukai appears in three (or is it four?) incarnations during this afternoon outdoor concert: with Zazen Boys, Kimonos, and as plain-old Shutoku Mukai – both acoustic and electric. Read more

Nikaido Kazumi
Idiosyncratic songwriter Nikaido Kazumi may just have turned out her best album yet with this year's Nijimi. She stops off in Tokyo as part of a lengthy national tour, with a band featuring members of Cinema Dub Monks. Read more

Fullmoon Riot vol. 2
Okay, so the full moon was actually a few days ago. But what the hey: we wouldn't turn up a chance to see veteran grease rockers Guitar Wolf and ass-kicking garage pop trio Tsushimamire on the same bill. Read more

Occupy Tokyo
You no longer have to go to Wall Street to take part in the fight against The Man. Tokyo gets in on the anti-corporate, pro-democracy act this weekend, with events in Roppongi and Hibiya – no clear ideology required. Read more

Jerry Bouthier Japan Tour 2011
There aren't many DJs who straddle the worlds of fashion and clubbing as adeptly as Jerry Bouthier – resident spinner at the BoomBox parties, a fixture at Kitsuné's events, and a soundtracker for catwalk shows. Read more

2000 meets 2000Black
As one half of production duo 4hero, Dennis 'Dego' McFarlane has travelled from drum 'n' bass to broken beat to wide-eyed soul and astral jazz. Now he's got a solo album to plug, released on his own 2000Black label. Read more

Larry Heard Japan Tour 2011
If you were worried that he'd only be playing at Asagiri Jam, fret not: Mr. Fingers is heading to Tokyo for a party of his own. Be sure to stick around for the after-hours session by veteran Japanese DJs Nori and Ageishi. Read more

Loco Dice + Hector
Once a hip hop devotee, Tunisian-born DJ Loco Dice is now one of the most distinctive voices in the worldwide techno scene. He returns to Womb with a member of his Desolat record label roster, Hector. Read more

Clash
Given their ubiquity in other major clubbing capitals, it's hard to believe that Booka Shade still haven't made it to Tokyo. The German house-slash-techno duo debut at Ageha, alongside Thomas Schumacher. Read more