teamLab Tokyo Guide 2026: Borderless vs Planets, Tickets and Access

Tokyo has two major teamLab museums, but they offer very different experiences. teamLab Borderless in Azabudai Hills is a maze-like museum where digital artworks move between rooms. teamLab Planets in Toyosu is a more physical route that visitors follow barefoot through water, mirrored spaces and a garden area. This guide compares the two so you can choose the right venue, book the correct ticket and arrive prepared.

Borderless or Planets: quick comparison

If you have time for only one, choose Borderless for a longer, open-ended museum visit in central Tokyo. Choose Planets if walking through water and immersive spaces appeals to you, or if you are also visiting Toyosu Market or Odaiba. They are not branches of the same exhibition, so visiting both is not redundant.

teamLab Borderless: tickets, access and highlights

teamLab Borderless: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM reopened in Azabudai Hills in February 2024. There is no fixed route or printed map. Images leave one room, react to visitors and appear elsewhere, so the museum rewards slow exploration rather than rushing toward a checklist of famous installations.

Visitor information

• Address: Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza B, Basement 1, 5-9 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo
• Access: about 2 minutes from Exit 5 of Kamiyacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line; about 6 minutes from Exit 4 of Roppongi-Itchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line. Both routes connect through underground passages.
• Hours: the official page currently lists 8:30–21:00 as the standard range, with extended or shortened dates. Last entry is one hour before closing.
• Adult admission: date-based dynamic pricing from 3,600 yen. On-site purchase, when available, costs 200 yen more.
• Ages 13–17: 2,800 yen; ages 4–12: 1,500 yen; age 3 and under: free. Limited student promotions may use different prices and dates.
• Re-entry: not permitted.

How to enjoy Borderless

Do not try to follow other visitors as though there were a correct route. Enter side rooms, look behind curtains and return to spaces later: the work may have changed. The official teamLab app can explain nearby works and interact with selected installations, so download it before arrival if you want more context.

Allow at least two hours. Visitors who enjoy photography, digital installations or the tea experience may want three hours. There is no formal time limit after entry, but re-entry is not allowed.

teamLab Planets: tickets, access and highlights

teamLab Planets in Toyosu is designed around full-body immersion. Visitors remove their shoes and move through a sequence that includes water, soft or uneven surfaces, mirrored floors, large-scale light environments and a garden. The route is easier to understand than Borderless, but clothing and mobility preparation matter more.

Visitor information

• Address: 6-1-16 Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo
• Access: about 1 minute from Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome Line; about 10 minutes from Toyosu Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line; about 5 minutes from Shijomae Station and Toyosu Market.
• Hours: vary by date. Select a date on the official ticket calendar to see the opening time and available entry slots.
• Adult admission: dynamic pricing from 3,600 yen.
• Junior-high and high-school students: 2,800 yen; ages 4–12: 1,500 yen; age 3 and under: free.
• Planned exhibition term: the official teamLab listing currently states that the Toyosu museum runs through the end of 2027.

How wet will you get?

Adults may encounter water up to approximately knee level. Water depth can feel greater for small children, and staff may reroute visitors depending on safety conditions. Free lockers are available after the entrance gate, but the standard lockers are limited in size. Avoid arriving with a large suitcase.

How to book without mistakes

1. Confirm the venue name. Borderless is in Azabudai Hills; Planets is in Toyosu. A ticket for one does not admit you to the other.
2. Buy from the official site. Both use date- or time-specific inventory, and popular weekends can sell out.
3. Check the final price before payment. Adult prices vary by date. Do not rely on an old screenshot or a fixed price quoted by an unofficial blog.
4. Read the change and cancellation rules. Directly purchased Borderless tickets can generally be moved up to three times under stated conditions, but cancellations are normally not accepted. Third-party sellers have their own policies.
5. Save the QR ticket offline. Charge your phone and keep the confirmation email available. Planets displays the QR code from midnight on the admission date and also permits a printed ticket.

What to wear and bring

For teamLab Planets

• Wear trousers that can be rolled above the knee and are easy to move in.
• Avoid long skirts, wide trouser hems and delicate clothing. Some floors are mirrored, and the official venue provides wrap shorts when needed.
• You will be barefoot. Shoes and socks are stored before entering the water areas.
• Bring simple clothing for children in case they become wet. Follow staff instructions about water depth.

For teamLab Borderless

• Comfortable walking shoes are best because the museum is large and dark.
• Some installations have mirrored floors. Wrap skirts are available near the relevant work.
• Avoid flashing shoes, illuminated bracelets or glow sticks because they interfere with the artworks.
• Items longer than 50 centimetres, strollers and certain other objects must be stored. Free lockers are available.

Photography, children and accessibility

Personal photos and videos are generally permitted, but flash, tripods, monopods and large selfie sticks are prohibited. Do not block paths or touch projectors, sensors and lighting equipment. Because the spaces are dark and can contain flashing light, loud sound, aromas, low ceilings or unstable surfaces, visitors with sensory sensitivities should review the official warnings before booking.

Children must remain under close adult supervision. At Borderless, one adult age 18 or over is required for every five children at elementary-school age or younger. Wheelchair users can enter both venues, but some individual works may be inaccessible or bypassed for safety. Contact the venue in advance if anyone in your group needs mobility support. Pregnant visitors may be unable to enter selected installations.

What to combine with each museum

Azabudai Hills and Roppongi

Borderless works well with Azabudai Hills dining, Tokyo Tower, Roppongi Hills or another museum in the Roppongi area. Avoid scheduling another timed museum immediately afterward; Borderless has no fixed route, and leaving early can make the visit feel rushed.

Toyosu waterfront

Planets is about five minutes on foot from Shijomae Station and Toyosu Market. A practical half-day is breakfast or lunch around Toyosu Market, followed by a timed Planets visit. Odaiba is also accessible on the Yurikamome Line. Toyosu Market is not the relocated form of Tsukiji Outer Market: the wholesale market moved to Toyosu, while the Tsukiji Outer Market continues to operate in Tsukiji.

Official sources

• teamLab Borderless official visitor information and tickets
• teamLab Planets official ticket store
• teamLab Planets visitor and access guide