teamLab Planets Tokyo: 2025 Ultimate Guide with Tickets Tips

Designated as the most representative tourist spot in Asia, teamLab Planets Tokyo is a unique art museum where art meets immersive technology. The extraordinary museum merges Japanese art traditions with cutting-edge tech, offering you multiple sensory experiences through lights and shadows, water and sound. And it is especially family-friendly with interactive zones for kids.

Walk among AI-generated Koi fish and interact with advanced projection technology. Embark on an unforgettable art journey in Tokyo and gain an unparalleled sensory experience by immersing your entire body in this massive digital art. Scroll down and explore Tokyo's teamLab Planets – one of the world's largest immersive digital art museums.

What Makes teamLab Planets Tokyo Unforgettable?

A Revolution in Immersive Art

This immersive art museum is a blend of physical and digital realms. High-tech art installations adopt a full-body immersion philosophy. You can walk on water-like floors while interacting with light projections in the Water Area.

In the typical Garden Area, flowers in the room surround visitors, offering every detail of the plant growth. Luxuriant vegetation presents its fleeting beauty in this changing world. You will feel like you are floating in the air and be a part of the art by wandering through 3-dimensional space. During the whole process, visitors can gain full enjoyment both mentally and physically.

2025 Major Expansion Highlights

The teamLab Planets Tokyo embraces its renovation in 2025 and reopens to the public with a 1.5x larger space with new zones: Motion Forest, Capture & Collect Forest, and Future Playground.

Boasting more than 20 new art pieces, these new interactive installations bring you a brand new journey and ensure you have more comprehensive sensory experiences in the Public Area, like Bouncing Spheres, Jumping Universe, Infinite Crystal Universe, Musical World, etc.

Must-See Exhibits at teamLab Planets

As one of the most popular art hubs in Tokyo, diverse kinds of art exhibitions are available in teamLab Planets Tokyo, which will definitely leave you with an unforgettable memory on your Tokyo tour.

The Water Area

Step into the digital Koi Pond barefoot and interact with fish. Dancing with dazzling lights and shadow, reflected in shallow water, can be one of the funniest things to do on your teamLab Planets tour. Walking among real-time AI-generated Koi fish and dancing with them, you can enjoy a unique experience in this magical pond and record the magic moments with your cell phone.

The Garden Area

Delve into the Floating Garden and enjoy its strong visual punch. Featuring the dreamy garden with various flowers, herbs, as well as 13,000 live orchids, it creates an attractive universe for you to get close to this artwork space, surrounded by flowers, and appreciate the ephemeral beauty.

NEW 2025 Expansions

Sports Forest:
Play trampoline balls rotating at high speed and experience the physical challenges in the 3D world. You can bounce freely in the Jumping Universe and explore more mysteries about the stars from birth to death. Besides, enrolling in aerial ropes courses that trigger light effects can be one of the most alluring activities for kids.

Future Playground:
This educational program requires participants to use their collaboration ability. During the whole process, you need to cooperate with others to create the artwork together. Sketch-to-life animal projections and music walls for families bring you into a lively world.

Capture Forest App:
Here you can explore and learn more about the novel forest through an AR creature-hunting game. You can expand your curiosity to explore this forest with a smartphone and create your own encyclopedia about a variety of animals.

How to Get teamlab Planets Tickets

As one of the most popular immersive museums in Tokyo, teamlab Planets is operating from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, and its last admission is one hour before closure.

Detailed ticket prices are as follows:

There are several ways to get teamlab Planets Tickets: teamLab Planets TOKYO official ticket partner DMM, and the third-party ticket platform, like Klook. Or you could choose Japan tour packages from Hi Five Trip to fix your ticket problems and save yourself the trouble during your Japan tour.

Essential Tips for Visiting teamlab Planets

Best Time to Visit teamlab Planets

Weekday mornings are most recommended for shorter queues, especially the first 2 hours after opening. Mornings at around 9:00 am are less crowded, making them suitable for tranquil experiences. Or the last hour before its closure can be an ideal period as well. Avoid weekends and public holidays, like Golden Weeks, unless you enjoy crowds.

How to Get to teamlab Planets

By Subway

Yurikamome Line to Shin-Toyosu Station (a-minute walk)
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Toyosu Station (10-minute walk)
Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Waterfront Line to Shijoumae Station (5-minute walk)

By Bus

Shuttle bus (from Tokyo Station/Ginza) to teamLab Planets Tokyo (extra charge required)

Photography Rules and Prohibited Items

When stepping into this interactive art space, you will gain plenty of photography spots. Living plants, dazzling lights, and mirror reflection not only bring you into a unique nature but also create a dreamy and romantic vibe for atmospheric photos.

In the Floating Flower Garden, you will be surrounded by thousands of live orchids, which are perfectly suited for a dynamic shot. Mirror reflection with cyberpunk characteristics creates a cool vibe for futuristic photos. Dazzling lights in the Crystal Universe are greatly suitable for dreamy images. More creative artwork spaces here are waiting for your deeper exploration.

Note that food and drinks are not allowed within the lab. And pets, including service dogs, are prohibited from the space. Budget your proper time for teamlab Planets tour. Visitors are not allowed to re-enter after leaving. Moreover, store your bag and belongings in lockers before entering.

teamlab Planets vs Borderless

Although teamlab Planets and teamlab Borderless share similar names, they bring you totally different experiences. The former, teamLab Planets Tokyo, highlights an immersive body experience, where visitors can interact with lights and shadows in a magical 4D universe. In this space, visitors will use more body movement, like wandering, crawling, and jumping.

As walking Borderless, you are free to explore every art space without predetermined routes. In this border-free art realm, each space is interconnected so that you can explore diverse art installations as you like and delve into different visual treats.

Nearby Attractions

Toyosu Market

Located on the Toyosu man-made island, Toyosu Market took over the wholesale business of Tsukiji Market and became the largest fish market in the world. Visitors are free to enter and are allowed to see the famous tuna auctions through observation windows. Aside from seafood, you can also find fresh fruits and vegetables here. Dining at the Toyosu Market and enjoying its lively atmosphere can be one of the enjoyable things to do in Tokyo.

KidZania Tokyo

KidZania Tokyo can be a paradise for children, offering about 100 activities to satisfy children’s different desires. Various types of work and services can bring children multiple enjoyable experiences. On English Wednesday, more than half of the programs will be conducted in English, which is especially friendly for foreign kids. This child-friendly facility can be the best destination for family outings during your time in Tokyo.

Kachidoki Bridge

At 248 meters long, Kachidoki Bridge spans the Sumida River above and was designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Carrying a unique historical and cultural significance, this iconic bridge combines historic and modern beauty. The illuminated Kachidoki Bridge at night is a perfect site to capture the stunning scenery for shutterbugs.

FAQs about teamlab Planets Tokyo

1. How long does it take to explore teamLab Planets?

2-4 hours are recommended to explore teamLab Planets Tokyo.

2. Is teamLab Planets suitable for young children?

Yes. teamLab Planets is especially suitable for children, as designated areas are prepared for kids in family trips.

3. Is teamLab Planets worth it?

Yes. You will find more fun in this artistic complex. It may bring you more surprises than you imagine.

4. Are there lockers at teamlab Planets?

Yes. Free lockers are freely provided for visitors to store their packages and belongings.

5. How far in advance should I book teamlab Planets Tokyo?

1-2 weeks in advance to book the teamlab Planets tickets is recommended.

6. Is teamlab Planets wheelchair accessible?

teamlab Planets is wheelchair accessible, but does not have accessible bathrooms. If you want to enter with your wheelchair, you may be required to park your wheelchair in the museum's facility.

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