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30 things to do this weekend

30 things to do this weekend

From beach parties to flaming cocktails: your complete entertainment fix

Reinventing the Cocktail

Reinventing the Cocktail

Dave Arnold turns the bar into a science laboratory

Sanja Matsuri

Sanja Matsuri

Time Out scrums down at the traditional festival in Asakusa

Ai to Makoto

Ai to Makoto

Miike’s musical is ‘West Side Story’ meets ‘Crows Zero’ – just less so

Editor's Pick

Andrew W.K.

Music

The party monster talks about J-pop, noise and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

Metamorphose

Music

The Flaming Lips and Orbital dazzle as Metamo moves indoors

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Dark Shadows

Film

Director Tim Burton’s campy vampire comedy kinda sucks

Time Out Café turns three

Around Town

Scandalous shots from our third birthday bash

Masato Harada with Kirin Kiki on the set of ‘Chronicle of My Mother’. (C)2012「わが母の記」製作委員会

Masato Harada

Film

The director talks about new film ‘Chronicle of My Mother’

Chim↑Pom. Red card. 2011 ©2011 Chim↑Pom. Courtesy of Mujin-to Production, Tokyo

Turning Around

Art

Art gets confrontational in this Chim↑Pom-curated show

Restaurants & Cafés

Be A Good Neighbor

It's all smiles at the most caffeinated corner shop in Sendagaya

Ebisu Udon Yamacho

A classy, late-night noodle restaurant that won’t break the bank

L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele

Tokyo gets a taste of the famous Napolitan eatery

Film

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Midnight in Paris

Woody Allen offers a love letter to the French capital – complete with time-travel

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Men In Black 3

The belated return of the millennial sci-fi–comedy franchise is ingenious fun

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The Muppets

Kermit and the gang return in this year’s finest comedy to date

Music

Hikashu

From techno-pop to throat singing: Koichi Makigami tells all

Goth-Trad

It’s a ‘New Epoch’ for Japan’s most famous dubstep producer

Bo Ningen

Heavy Japanese psychedelic rock... straight outta London

Travel

Seven wonders of Asia

How many have you seen?

Day trips and weekend breaks

What to do and where to go when you need to get outta town

Grilled chicken wings. See dish number 5

25 Bejing dishes you have to try

Classic dishes and where to try them in the Chinese capital

Major attractions

Ghibli Museum

The anime haven offers a tasteful alternative to Disneyland

R2 Supperclub

Can the team behind Two Rooms succeed again in Roppongi?

Tokyo Sky Tree

The tallest tower in Japan finally opens to the public on May 22

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