Things to do this week in Tokyo

Monday 4

Good Design Exhibition
Today's your last chance to catch the Good Design Exhibition, which features the work of last year's Good Design Awards winners, ranging from architecture to household items and from cars to industrial technology. Read more

Cosmos Flower Festival
Showa Kinen Park has the most impressive fields of cosmos flowers in the capital region, and this festival, ending today, is the ideal time to catch them in full bloom. See the hilly grasslands of the park draped in colour. Read more

Tokyo Designers Week
Japan's biggest design trade show wraps up in Meiji Jingu Gaien park today. See displays covering everything from architecture to fashion to fine art, and there should be plenty to keep the kids distracted too. Read more

Tuesday 5

Primal Scream
Primal Scream are sounding fresher and angrier than they have done in ages on this year's More Light – easily their best record since XTRMNTR. Bring earplugs to Studio Coast tonight: you're going to need them. Read more

Wednesday 6

Tsukemen Fair
The award of 'best tsukemen in Japan' is what's been at stake at this yearly event taking place in Okubo Park. 24 noodle shops made it through qualification, and today is finally the time to crown the champion. Read more

Josef Koudelka Exhibition
This exhibition of Czech master photographer Josef Koudelka's (famous for his documentation of the 'Prague Spring' of 1968) panorama series 'Chaos 1986-2012' is the first one of its kind in Asia. See it from today. Read more

Thursday 7

Ra Ra Riot
These energetic and original indie rockers from New York State are back in Japan, this time promoting their latest album 'Beta Love.' Check out the Syracuse group's current form at this Liquidroom gig. Read more

Ao-Fes 2013
This is the only exhibition of CMF (Colour, Material, Finish) design in Japan. Hear from young professionals, view samples, and learn more about the technology and materials involved in creating CMF design. Read more

Friday 8

Food Design Collection
At this event, world-class guest chefs will take the best of traditional Japanese food culture and mold it into a contemporary and cross-cultural form. All you adventurous gourmands are in for a rare tasting treat. Read more

Japan Travel Fair
Experience the boonies without leaving Tokyo: see what Japan's regions have to offer, meet regional 'yuru-kyara' types and local 'idols', and plan your dream trip at this fair taking place in Ikebukuro's Sunshine City. Read more

Saturday 9

Tokyo Drift in Odaiba
This is the real deal: Odaiba's yearly Tokyo Drift brings together Japan's best drifters for several highly charged races. Don't miss this opportunity to get rid of your pent-up frustration with Tokyo traffic. Read more

Tim Barber: Relations
The Yuka Tsuruno Gallery's third exhibition of NYC-based photographer and former Vice photo editor Tim Barber's work ends today. See many previously unreleased pictures, and check out the 'Relations' monograph. Read more

Shibuya Music Festival
The streets of Shibuya will echo with music again. This year's edition of the Shibuya Music Festival takes place all over the area, centring on locations such as Shibuya Kokaido, 109, Hikarie, and Miyamasu Mitake Shrine. Read more

Farmers & Kids Festa
Give your city-slicker kids a taste of country living in Hibiya Park this weekend, as farmers, tractors and animals pile in for this two-day event that aims to educate youngsters about veg and livestock. Read more

Tinga Tinga Exhibition
Opening today at the Royal Park Hotel, this exhibition introduces visitors to the popular Tanzanian art form of Tinga Tinga, which takes its motifs from the nature, animals, and everyday life of this East African country. Read more

Sunday 10

Trans Arts Tokyo
Trans Arts Tokyo's second edition ends today, with events taking place at several Kanda locations. Artists from a range of disciplines transform the now-declining neighborhood into a gigantic art playground. Read more

Italian Art of the 19-20th Century
Last chance today! Around 70 paintings are on display in Japan's first major showing of modern paintings from Florence and Tuscany. The exhibition covers important artists and trends from 19th- and 20th-century Italy. Read more