teamLab Planets vs Borderless (2026): Which to Pick, Ticket Prices, Hours and What to Wear (2026)

What it is. teamLab calls Planets 'a museum where you walk through water'. You take your shoes and socks off at the lockers and walk a route through very large rooms: the Water area, where you wade into a pool of projected koi that scatter into flowers when they collide with you; The Infinite Crystal Universe, a mirrored room of hanging lights you change with your phone through the teamLab app; and Floating in the Falling Universe of Flowers, a room of blooming and falling flowers you lie down in. There's also a Garden area with a moss garden outside that glows after sunset, and an Athletics Forest of climbing, bouncing and drawing rooms that children love. Planets opened on 7 July 2018 and teamLab now lists it as running until the end of 2027. No exact last day has been announced.

Tickets and dated pricing. The Entrance Pass is for a set date and 30-minute entry window. The adult price is dynamic: it's from ¥3,800 for ages 18 and over and changes by date, and the price for your date shows when you pick it in the official store. Fixed prices: junior high and high school students ¥2,800 (ID may be checked), ages 4 to 12 ¥1,500, 3 and under free. The disability discount is from ¥1,900 with a certificate teamLab accepts. The Premium Pass (¥12,000, ages 4 and up) has no entry time and gives priority entry. Tickets aren't sold on site: buy from the official ticket store (QR e-tickets, card, PayPay or UnionPay, no extra fees), or Lawson Ticket, Seven Ticket or Klook. Store tickets can't be cancelled, but you can change the date and time up to three times, until two hours before your slot. Resold tickets won't get you in.

Hours. 8am to 10pm, last entry 9pm; 8am to 8pm from 31 December to 2 January. It's closed on Thursday 5 November and Thursday 3 December 2026 and Thursday 14 January 2027. If you're late for your slot, you can still go in that day, up to the last entry. The time on the ticket is when to queue, not a time limit, and teamLab says you may wait 30 to 60 minutes to get in when it's busy.

What to wear. You go barefoot, and teamLab says the water can rise to knee height on adults. Wear shorts or trousers that roll up above the knee. Some rooms have mirrored floors, so a skirt or wide-legged trousers can show your underwear in the reflection; shorts are lent free (sizes XS to 6L) and wraps are provided. Socks and tights come off in the locker area. If your clothes get wet, staff will ask you to change or wipe them dry before the next room, so pack a change for small children; towels are handed out at the water exits. Some rooms can't be done in high heels or sandals without a heel strap, and free shoes are lent for those. Children with an inside leg under 40cm can't go into the koi pool unless an adult carries them.

Bags and lockers. Belongings aren't allowed in the artwork spaces, so everything goes in the free lockers after the entrance gate (23cm wide, 34cm deep, 37cm high). Bigger cases are wire-locked in the pram area. Prams stay outside; baby carriers are fine. No eating, drinking or smoking inside, and no re-entry.

Photos. Photos and video are allowed. No flash, and no tripods, monopods, selfie sticks or other aids of 30cm or longer. Commercial filming needs permission. teamLab also notes it may film inside the museum and use the footage, including faces, to train and improve its artworks.

Food. Vegan Ramen UZU and the Glass House and Emptiness Table spaces open 10.30am to 9.30pm, but only once you've gone through the museum entrance, and not before your ticket's entry time.

Getting there. It's 3 minutes on foot from Exit 1A of Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome line, 5 minutes from Shijo-mae Station (Yurikamome, for Toyosu Market) and 10 minutes from Exit 7 of Toyosu Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho line. teamLab says it's about 10 minutes by taxi from Ginza and 15 from Tokyo Station, and there's a paid shuttle bus from GINZA SIX. It warns that the Toei bus (To-05-2) from Tokyo Station, Ginza and Tsukiji is heavily crowded, so take the train. There's no parking, but weekday visitors get an hour free at LaLaport Toyosu. Pair it with an early morning at the market: see our Tsukiji and Toyosu guide.

What it is. teamLab calls Borderless 'a museum without a map'. Its artworks move out of their rooms, meet other works and sometimes mix with them, so walking through it is less a route than a wander. You keep your shoes on. Big pieces include Light Sculpture - Flow, the Bubble Universe, the Infinite Crystal World, and Future Park, where in Sketch Ocean you colour in a fish on paper and watch it swim into the projected sea with everyone else's. In the EN TEA HOUSE, flowers bloom inside your cup (order at least one drink per person). The current special exhibition is On the Asymmetry of the Universe. It opened at Azabudai Hills on 9 February 2024 and teamLab lists it as permanent.

Tickets and dated pricing. The Entrance Pass is for a set date and time. The adult (18+) and disability prices are dynamic: teamLab's own price list gives adults from ¥3,400 and the disability rate from ¥1,700 (the certificate holder and one companion, any country's certificate). On the official ticket site, every date from November 2026 to January 2027 is listed at ¥3,800 for adults and ¥1,900 for the disability rate. Fixed prices: ages 13 to 17 ¥2,800 (student ID may be checked), ages 4 to 12 ¥1,500, 3 and under free. The Flexible Pass (¥12,000) is for a set day but any entry time up to last entry. Buy from the official ticket site (card or PayPay) or Klook, the two official sellers. On the day, the venue sells any tickets left for ¥200 more. You can change the date up to three times, until two hours before your slot; otherwise there are no cancellations unless the museum closes unexpectedly.

Hours. Normally 8.30am to 9pm, last entry an hour before closing. It stays open to 10pm on 5, 6, 9, 12 and 13 November and 26 to 30 December 2026, and closes early at 5pm on 26 January 2027. Closed days: Tuesday 24 November, Tuesday 8 December 2026, Wednesday 13 January and Tuesday 19 January 2027. Once you're in there's no time limit, but no re-entry.

What to wear. Comfortable shoes: it's dark, with uneven floors and low ceilings. Some artworks have mirrored floors; teamLab lends a wrap skirt near those rooms for anyone in a skirt. Leave light-up shoes, flashing bracelets and glow sticks at home, as they spoil the art for others.

Bags and rules. Free lockers. Items over 50cm, food (including sweets and gum) and drinks without a cap aren't allowed inside; capped drinks are. Prams go in the luggage room, and child harnesses aren't allowed. Primary-school-age children need an adult (18+), one adult for up to five children. Some areas are closed to pregnant visitors. Photos and video are allowed and you can post them; no flash, no lighting kit, and no tripods, monopods or selfie sticks of 30cm or longer.

Getting there. It's 2 minutes from Exit 5 of Kamiyacho Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya line) and 6 minutes from Exit 4 of Roppongi-itchome Station (Namboku line); both connect underground, so you can follow the signs without going up to street level. teamLab puts it about 40 minutes from Haneda by train (Keikyu line, change to the Hibiya line at Higashi-Ginza). There's no museum car park; use the Azabudai Hills P6 car park. Tokyo Tower is a short walk away, so the two fit into one afternoon: see our Tokyo Tower guide and the Roppongi guide.