teamLab Planets Tokyo: Complete Visitor Guide 2026

Toyosu is a waterfront area in eastern Tokyo with a modern cityscape and plenty of attractions, making it a great spot to enjoy culture and Tokyo Bay. One highlight is teamLab Planets, an immersive digital art museum where you walk barefoot through water, light, mirrors, and gardens instead of just looking at art from afar. The museum now has new spaces in addition to its original Water and Garden areas, so your visit is even more varied than before.

This guide explains what you’ll find inside, how to get teamLab Planets tickets, opening hours, what to wear, accessibility details, directions, and nearby places to visit.

What Is teamLab?

teamLab is an international art group founded in 2001. It brings together artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians, and architects. Their work blends art, science, technology, and nature.

teamLab Planets Tokyo is the group’s museum in Toyosu. Here, you experience large digital artworks by moving through them and interacting with your senses. The museum started with Water and Garden areas, and now also features Forest and Future Park sections.

Unlike most museums, teamLab Planets lets you walk through the artworks. Light, sound, projections, and interactive features react to you and your movements, so the experience is both physical and visual.

What Can You Experience Inside?

teamLab Planets first featured four large artworks and two garden spaces. In January 2025, it expanded to include Athletics Forest, Catching and Collecting Extinct Forest, Future Park, and other new areas.

Plan to spend about 2 to 2.5 hours at the museum. This gives you enough time to enjoy the Water, Garden, Forest, and Future Park areas at a comfortable pace.

Catching and Collecting Extinct Forest

This interactive Forest area combines movement with learning. Visitors use their smartphones to find digital extinct animals, collect them, and build a collection book with information about the animals they have found.

• What to expect: Digital extinct animals, smartphone interaction, movement-based activities
• How it works: Move close to the animals and use the teamLab app to research and collect them. You can also work with other visitors to catch animals using the Research Net.
• Good to know: This experience is more interactive than the light-based installations, so allow extra time if you want to use the app and complete the collection activities.

Water and Koi Installation

Most visitors remember this installation. You walk through water that reaches your ankles or knees on a mirrored floor. Digital koi swim around your feet, turning into flowers and scattering when they touch someone. If you stand still, the koi gather near you.

• What to expect: Shallow water, reflective floor, projected koi
• Why it matters: The artwork changes depending on how many people are inside and where they stand; no two visits look identical
• Prep tip: Roll up trousers before entering; a locker room is provided for shoes and socks before this room

This is the most photographed spot at teamLab Planets Tokyo. If you visit in the morning, you’ll get clearer photos with fewer people in the background.

Athletics Forest

Athletics Forest turns visitors into part of the artwork through movement. Here, you’ll find activities that involve balancing, climbing, jumping, and moving through different spaces.

• What to expect: Physical activities, uneven surfaces, climbing and movement
• Good to know: Wear clothes you can move in easily, and keep an eye on your surroundings, especially if you’re visiting with kids.

Infinite Crystal Universe

A room filled with LED crystal orbs that respond to the presence and movement of visitors. Lights shift colour and pattern based on how many people are in the space and where they stand or move.

• What to expect: Dense LED installation; immersive light effects; reactions to proximity
• Photography tip: This is one of the best rooms for taking clear photos at teamLab Planets Tokyo.
• Best timing: The first 20 minutes after entering (before the room fills with other visitors)

Universe of Water Particles

Visitors lie on a glass floor beneath a vertical display of digital water falling from the ceiling. The flow of light responds to the body heat of the people below it; staying in one position for several seconds changes the pattern above you.

• What to expect: Floor-level experience; soft ambient sound; meditative atmosphere
• Best approach: Lie still for at least 30 seconds to watch the water pattern change in response to your body.
• Note: This room is one of the few quiet, still spaces in teamLab Planets and works best with smaller groups inside

Floating Flower Garden and Seasonal Garden

Two distinct outdoor and semi-outdoor garden spaces are among the most serene areas of teamLab Planets:

• Floating Flower Garden: An indoor space where thousands of hanging orchid blooms are suspended at different heights; the orchids rise and fall around visitors to create a clear sphere of space at head height; the blooms respond to where you stand
• Seasonal Garden: An outdoor space where the installation changes by season; winter snow, spring blooms, and shifting light all affect what you encounter.

The garden areas stand out as the most unique part of teamLabs Tokyo. The orchids create a look you won’t find anywhere else in the museum.

What Are teamLab Planets Tickets and Opening Hours?

You need to book teamLab Planets tickets for a specific date and time. Walk-ins aren’t allowed, so make sure to reserve your slot in advance.

Official booking: teamLab Planets Official Ticket Store. Tickets are date and time-specific, and availability can change.

teamLab Planets ticket prices (2026, per official DMM site):

Opening hours: 8:00am to 10:00pm (last entry one hour before closing, at 9:00pm)

• The venue is confirmed open through the end of 2027
• Book your tickets 2 to 3 weeks ahead if you want to visit on a weekend. Weekday slots are usually easier to get, especially outside school holidays.
• Cherry blossom season, from late March to early April, is the busiest time for booking slots at all teamLabs Tokyo locations.

Tribe Travel Tip: The time on your teamLab Planets ticket is your entry time, not a limit on how long you can stay. Most people spend about 2 to 2.5 hours inside.

What Should You Wear to teamLab Planets?

You’ll need to go barefoot at teamLab Planets, and some rooms have water up to knee height for adults. Wear clothes you can easily roll up above your knees.

There are mirrored floors inside, so skirts and wide-legged pants might reflect on the surface. Keep this in mind when picking your outfit.

If you need them, free rental shorts are available at the venue. You’ll also need to take off socks and tights before entering the water rooms.

What Should You Know Before You Visit?

teamLab Planets has water, dark rooms, mirrored floors, and some physical activities. Here are a few practical tips to make your visit smoother.

• Use the free lockers after you enter. Each locker is about 23 cm wide, 34 cm deep, and 37 cm high.
• Have your QR ticket ready. You can find it right after booking in My Tickets on the DMM platform. Just show it on your phone at the entrance; no need to print.
• Arrive at your scheduled entry time. Follow the staff’s instructions and join the line when it’s your turn.
• Keep children close, as some areas are dark, have water, or involve movement. The venue asks adults to supervise kids at all times.
• Give yourself enough time; most people spend about 2 to 2.5 hours exploring the whole venue.
• Keep in mind that you can’t re-enter once you leave, so make sure you’re done before exiting.

How to Reach teamLab Planets Tokyo?

teamLab Planets Tokyo is in Toyosu, Koto-ku, on the city’s eastern waterfront. It’s easy to get there by train; Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome Line is the nearest stop.

From Tokyo Station, take the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line from Yurakucho to Toyosu, then switch to the Yurikamome Line for Shin-Toyosu. There’s no parking at the venue, so it’s best to use public transport.

Tribe Travel Tip: If you are visiting Toyosu Market on the same day, Shijoumae Station is convenient because the market and teamLab Planets are both within walking distance.

What Can You Do Near teamLab Planets Tokyo?

The Toyosu area, where teamLabs Tokyo is located, sits on the eastern waterfront and connects to several great spots for a full day out:

• Toyosu Market: Toyosu Market is about five minutes on foot from teamLab Planets. It is a working wholesale market with seafood and farm-produce auctions. Visitors can view the market from designated viewing areas, while the tuna auction has specific viewing arrangements. Check the official market website for current visitor information and auction viewing details before going. 
• Odaiba: The futuristic waterfront island connected by the Yurikamome rail from Shin-Toyosu; includes DiverCity Tokyo, LEGO Land Discovery Centre, and clear views of Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Bay; accessible and varied for a few hours
• teamLab Borderless at Azabudai Hills: A completely different teamLab experience; a separate ticket is required; the journey takes approximately 40 minutes by metro; worth visiting on a separate day rather than combining with teamLab Planets in one afternoon

Final Takeaway

teamLab Planets is one of the most immersive cultural experiences you’ll find in any big city. At teamLab Planets Tokyo, you step inside the art instead of just looking at it, making your visit feel completely different from a typical museum or gallery.

Book your teamLab Planets tickets 2 to 3 weeks in advance on the official DMM store. If you can, choose the 8:00am slot. Roll up your trousers, leave your socks in the locker, and enjoy your time in the water room.

If you’re planning a holiday to Japan and want a custom Tokyo itinerary that includes teamLabs Tokyo and a full day in Toyosu, Holiday Tribe’s travel advisors can help you with every detail.