The Weekender: Our don’t-miss list for Tokyo

Matsuya Ginza's World Used Camera Fair
For Tokyo's used camera maniacs, this is like the World Series and Super Bowl put together. Matsuya expects long lines again this year, especially as 100 antique cameras will be put on sale for the set price of ¥8,500.
February 17-22, Matsuya Ginza 8F, 10am-8pm (last day, closes at 5:30pm), tel. 03 3567 1211, free admission Postwar French Cinema in Posters
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo is hosting an exhibition of 40 original French film posters from after 1948. This is the perfect chance to pull out that beret in your closet.
February 17-March 28, National Museum of Modern Art, tel. 03 5777 8600, ¥200 admission
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Big Hokkaido Fair
In the depths of winter, nothing seems to be more warming and filling than the foods of Hokkaido. Isetan Shinjuku hosts a fair of Hokkaido foods including a ¥1,470 Shiraoi-Abe gyudon bento (limited to 150 persons a day.)
February 17-22, Isetan Shinjuku 6F, tel. 03 3352 1111 Horse Racing: February S (GI)
If you can brave the chilly weather, horses will be racing out in Fuchu.
February 21, JRA Tokyo Race Course, first race at 10am, tel. 050 3536 0066 Underwater Hina Matsuri Show
We are all familar with the hina matsuri dolls displayed for Girls' Day on March 3, but have you ever seen these displays underwater? Sunshine City Aquarium will blow your mind with a watery version of the Japanese tradition.
February 20-March 3, Sunshine City Aquarium, tel. 03 3989 3466, show seven times a day (10 mins duration)