Things to do this week in Tokyo

Monday 3

Sensoji Setsubune
Setsubune, or the 'bean-throwing festival' is a ritual to cleanse away evil from the previous year and Asakusa's Sensoji is one of the temples that do it big. Around 100 thousand visitors gather every year to throw beans here. Read more

Setsubun at Tokyo Tower
Join the celebration of Setsubun and welcome spring at Tokyo Tower, where visitors can throw beans together with Noppon, the tower's official mascot, and try their luck at munching down an entire ehomaki roll. Read more

Tuesday 4

The Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition
Hobbyists battle it out for years just to get their trees accepted for judging at Japan's (and the world's) premier bonsai exhibition, first held in 1934. Attend both parts and see over 500 of these little masterpieces. Read more

Wednesday 5

Swim Deep
This Birmingham-based, fascinatingly cheery four-man pop orchestra first broke into the spotlight in 2012 with catchy songs like 'King City' and 'Honey', and now bring their considerable energy to O-Nest in Shibuya. Read more

Japan Media Arts Festival
Opens today! The government's Agency for Cultural Affairs has been running this annual fest since 1997, and it's notable for putting serious artwork on an equal footing with anime, manga and 'entertainment'. Read more

Moomin Tribute Works
2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tove Jansson, creator of the world of Moomin characters. Creative space Tabloid now presents this special exhibition of Moomin-related interior goods and other designer items. Read more

Tokyo Grand Shopping Week
This massive sales bash for foreign tourists ends today - hurry up and head over to the Harajuku-Omotesando area for discounts of up to 90%, great souvenirs, tasty restaurant deals, and much more. Read more

Thursday 6

Swissdays
Celebrate 150 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and Switzerland at this four-day event, which features everything from music performances and wrestling demonstrations to delicious Swiss food and drinks. Read more

Friday 7

Yebisu International Art Festival
Opening today, the 6th edition of this international video art and film exhibition brings you installations, live performances, screenings, talks and other events
 that look at our world in the age of globalisation. Read more

The Mastery of Time
This curious six-day exhibition at Roppongi Hills traces the evolution of timepieces from ornate table clocks to modern and futuristic smartwatches, and also displays traditional Japanese-style clocks. Read more

Abracadabra
One of the many noteworthy club events this week: Daikanyama's Saloon welcomes Tokyo resident Englishman Max Essa for this intimate Friday-night bash, where he will be joined by house veteran Toshiyuki Goto. Read more

Sterne
The stars will truly be out tonight at Tokyo techno emperor Takkyu Ishino's regular party, as Germany's mysterious and masked house maniacs Snuff Crew and minimal techno master A. Mochi take over Womb. Read more

High Street feat. DJ Craze
High Street, a 'street-style party for adults', returns from a lengthy slumber with a bang. Master turntablist DJ Craze and former DMC world champion Kentaro bring the heat with their unrivalled scratch skills. Read more

Saturday 8

The Lumineers
Nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy in 2013 and familiar faces at Coachella and Glastonbury, The Lumineers are easy on the ears (and eyes). Don't miss them at Shibuya AX tonight. Read more

Off The Rocker & Verbal: Rad
Shinichi Osawa's and Masatoshi Uemura's DJ unit Off The Rocker teams up with big-time rapper and producer Verbal to bring you Rad, an 'exciting and chaotic' party, where they'll be joined by 80Kidz and DJ Kyoko. Read more

Acid City
As last year's 'Acid City' album proved to be a success, veteran producer DJ Emma decided that a regular acid house-themed party was in order in Tokyo. Hokkaido's deep house star Kuniyuki will be the first guest performer. Read more

Sunday 9

Little Nap Music Stand
Yoyogi Park's Little Nap Coffee Stand celebrates its third anniversary with an evening of music, food, and fun - see performances by artists Tica and Kyo Sakurai, dance to some funky tunes, and munch on delicious donuts. Read more