Mari Sakurai | Techno DJ Set | SECTION. | May 2026
SECTION. presents Mari Sakurai from Tokyo.
Mari Sakurai is one of Tokyo's most celebrated and enduring DJs, having built her reputation in Japan's notoriously demanding underground over many years. She has performed at Japan's most significant electronic music festivals including rural, Red Bull Music Festival and MUTEK.JP, as well as for Boiler Room, establishing herself as one of the defining voices of Tokyo's techno scene. Her career spans the full breadth of the city's underground, from small club rooms to major festival stages.
Powerful techno forms the backbone of Sakurai's sets, but what sets her apart is a willingness to reach beyond the genre's edges - weaving in experimental textures, left-field selections and shifts in mood that keep the floor engaged rather than simply bludgeoned. She plays with intention and adaptability, reading a room and responding in real time rather than delivering a rigid programme. It is an approach that has made her a sought-after artist far beyond Japan's borders.
Tokyo's finest export - Mari Sakurai brings precise, adventurous techno to SECTION.
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