teamLab Japan Guide 2026: Museums, Exhibits and Tickets

Japan also hosts individual public artworks and temporary teamLab projects. They are not always standalone museums, so check the official exhibition list rather than relying on an old itinerary.

Artworks leave their rooms, influence one another and form one continuous digital world. There is no fixed route, so discovery is part of the concept.

Notable works

• The Way of the Sea: Cosmic Void
• What a Loving, and Beautiful World
• Flowers and People, Cannot be Controlled but Live Together
• Moving Creates Vortices and Vortices Create Movement
• Universe of Water Particles on a Rock where People Gather
• Infinite Crystal World
• Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders
• Animals of Flowers, Symbiotic Lives
• The Void
• Continuous Trajectories
• Walk, Walk, Walk

Practical details

• Address: Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza B B1, 5-9 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
• Access: 2 minutes from Kamiyacho Exit 5 or 6 minutes from Roppongi-Itchome Exit 4.
• Typical hours are 8:30–21:00 with last entry one hour before closing, but the date calendar can vary.
• Dynamic adult admission starts at ¥3,600; ages 13–17 cost ¥2,800, ages 4–12 cost ¥1,500, and children 3 and under enter free.
• The Flexible Pass costs ¥12,000 and removes the fixed entry time. Re-entry is not allowed.

Visitors remove their shoes and move through a sequence of large installations, including knee-deep water, soft floors, mirrors and suspended flowers.

Notable works

• Drawing on the Water Surface Created by the Dance of Koi and People – Infinity
• The Infinite Crystal Universe
• Floating in the Falling Universe of Flowers
• Body of Waves
• Ephemeral Crystallized Light
• Waterfall of Light Particles at the Top of an Incline
• Floating Flower Garden: Flowers and I are of the Same Root
• Moss Garden of Resonating Microcosms
• Athletics Forest
• Future Park
• Catching and Collecting Extinct Forest
• Sketch Umwelt World
• Universe of Fire Particles

Practical details

• Address: 6-1-16 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo.
• Access: 1 minute from Shin-Toyosu, 5 minutes from Shijōmae or 10 minutes from Toyosu.
• The usual schedule is 8:00–22:00 with last entry one hour before closing. The exhibition is announced through the end of 2027.
• Adults start at ¥3,600; ages 13–17 cost ¥2,800, ages 4–12 cost ¥1,500, and children 3 and under enter free.
• The ¥12,000 Premium Pass includes priority entry. Official-store tickets can be changed up to three times, no later than two hours before entry.

You must remove your shoes, and water can reach an adult’s knees. Wear short trousers or borrow free shorts, and avoid skirts because several rooms have mirrored floors.

Opened on October 7, 2025, this permanent museum presents more than 50 works across roughly 10,000 square metres.

Notable works

• Massless Amorphous Sculpture
• Morphing Continuum
• The Eternal Universe of Words
• The Way of Birds
• Forest of Resonating Lamps
• Megaliths
• Transient Abstract Life and Return
• Athletics Forest
• Future Park

Practical details

• Address: 21-5 Higashikujo Higashi-Iwamotocho, Minami-ku, Kyoto.
• Access: approximately 7–10 minutes on foot from Kyoto Station’s Hachijo side.
• Typical hours are 9:00–21:00 with last entry at 19:30; selected dates have extended hours.
• Adults start at ¥3,800; ages 13–17 cost ¥2,800, ages 4–12 cost ¥1,800, and children 3 and under enter free.
• The Flexible Pass costs ¥12,000. teamLab and Klook are the stated official sellers; on-site tickets cost ¥200 more and may sell out.

This permanent night exhibition uses the garden’s plants, water, wind, rain and resident birds as active parts of the artworks.

Notable works

• Resonating Microcosms in the Common Camellia Garden
• Forest of Autonomous Resonating Life – Eucalyptus
• Resonating Trees
• Pillars that Dance with the Wind
• Sculptures of Dissipative Birds in the Wind
• Field of Light Color – Muhlenbergia Capillaris
• Walk, Walk, Walk – Secondary Forest
• Floating Resonating Lamps on Oike Lake
• Universe of Fire Particles in the Forest
• Avenue of Cypress Trees

Practical details

• Address: Nagai Botanical Garden, 1-23 Nagaikoen, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka.
• Access: 10 minutes from Nagai on the Osaka Metro or 12 minutes from Nagai JR.
• Hours follow sunset. From August 15–31, 2026, the schedule is 19:15–21:30 with last entry at 20:30.
• Online tickets are ¥1,800 for ages 16+, ¥500 for ages 6–15, free for preschool children, and ¥900 for eligible disabled visitors.
• On-site tickets cost more and may sell out. Heavy rain, thunderstorms or wind can close individual works or the exhibition.

Paths are uneven and outdoors. Wear trainers, cover your legs, use insect repellent and leave drones at home.

1. Open the official teamlab.art page for your chosen venue.
2. Select the date, entry time and correct age category.
3. Check the final dynamic price before paying.
4. Save the QR code offline on your phone.
5. Arrive for the stated slot; re-entry is not available after exit.

The official store is the authoritative source for changes and refunds. Borderless and Biovortex also identify Klook as an official seller. If your preferred time is unavailable, compare ticket and tour options, but check the seller and conditions carefully. Avoid random resellers.

• First teamLab visit: Borderless is the most versatile choice.
• Water and unusual photos: choose Planets.
• With children: Planets or Biovortex for Athletics Forest and Future Park.
• Kyoto itinerary: Biovortex is easy to pair with Kyoto Station.
• Evening in Osaka: Botanical Garden after sunset.
• No water or bare feet: choose Borderless.

Fit the museum into a realistic city plan with routes for Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

• Arrive near the start of your slot but allow time for an entrance queue.
• Save your QR code and install the official app first; a working Japan eSIM helps with live navigation.
• Plan 2–3 hours for the Tokyo museums and longer for the large Kyoto venue.
• Do not bring a tripod, monopod, long selfie stick or oversized luggage.
• Compare hotels in Japan near a late slot and flights to Japan before buying a non-refundable admission ticket.

Continue an art-focused Tokyo day at PIGMENT TOKYO, explore Tokyo beyond Shibuya Crossing, add an unusual Tokyo café or visit real-life anime locations.