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Digital art you walk through, wade into and get lost in. There are two venues in Tokyo and they are not interchangeable — one puts you knee-deep in water, the other has no map at all.

🎟️ Timed entry only
✓ Two separate venues
✓ Books out ahead
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Venues in Tokyo
~2h
Typical visit
Barefoot
At Planets
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Planets Is Not Borderless

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Planets: you walk in water
In Toyosu. You take off your shoes at the entrance and stay barefoot throughout, wading through knee-deep water in some rooms. Shorter, more physical, and the one most people picture.
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Borderless: no map, no route
In Azabudai Hills. Works move between rooms and follow you through doorways, so there is deliberately no floor plan. Larger, stranger, and easier to spend three hours in.
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What you wear matters
At Planets you will roll trousers above the knee. Floors are mirrored in places, so skirts are impractical — shorts are lent at the entrance for anyone caught out.
teamLab Tickets — Visitor Guide

What to Know Before You Book

Two venues, one name

teamLab operates two permanent Tokyo venues and they are on opposite sides of the city. teamLab Planets sits in Toyosu, near the waterfront; teamLab Borderless is in Azabudai Hills, central, and reopened there in 2024 after moving from Odaiba. Tickets are not interchangeable, and buying the wrong one is the single most common mistake visitors make.

Why you take your shoes off

At Planets the works are not on the walls, they are the floor. Several rooms are flooded — water up to the knee in places, warm and lit from below — and others have soft or mirrored surfaces. Bare feet are part of the design, not a rule imposed for cleanliness. Bags go in lockers at the entrance, phones stay with you.

Timed entry, and it sells out

Both venues admit visitors in slots and both sell out during Japanese holidays, weekends and cherry blossom season. Book before you fly rather than on the day. Arriving late for your slot generally means waiting for a gap rather than walking straight in.

How long, and when

Allow around two hours at Planets and rather more at Borderless, where the lack of a route means you will double back without meaning to. The last slots of the day are usually the quietest. Photography is allowed at both and everyone takes advantage of it, so expect to wait a moment for the popular rooms to clear.

Expert Advice

Visiting teamLab — What to Know

Booking

Pick the venue first — Planets and Borderless are different tickets and different districts.
Book before you travel — slots sell out in holiday periods.
Late slots are calmer — the last entries of the day have the most space.
Check closing days — both close periodically for maintenance.

On the day

Wear or bring shorts — trousers get rolled above the knee at Planets.
Avoid skirts at Planets — some floors are mirrored.
Bags go in lockers — free, at the entrance.
Allow two hours minimum — more at Borderless, which has no route.
FAQ

teamLab Tickets — Questions Answered

Planets, in Toyosu, is a fixed route where you go barefoot and wade through water in several rooms. Borderless, in Azabudai Hills, has no set route at all — the works move between spaces and follow visitors through doorways. They are separate venues with separate tickets, on opposite sides of Tokyo.
At Planets, yes. Shoes come off at the entrance and stay in a locker. Several rooms are flooded with warm, knee-deep water, and other surfaces are soft or mirrored — bare feet are part of how the work is meant to be experienced rather than a hygiene rule.
Something you can roll above the knee, or shorts. Skirts are impractical at Planets because some floors are mirrored, and the venue lends shorts to anyone who arrives unprepared. Nothing special is needed at Borderless beyond comfortable shoes.
Regularly, especially at weekends, during Japanese public holidays and in cherry blossom season. Both venues use timed entry. Booking before you leave home is the safe approach; turning up on the day is not reliable.
Around two hours at Planets, which has a defined route. Longer at Borderless — with no map and works that move between rooms, most visitors spend well over two hours and still find rooms they missed.
Yes, at both venues, and almost everyone does. The rooms are dark, so a phone will struggle in places. Expect short waits for the most photographed rooms to clear, particularly at busy slots.
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