Which teamLab Tokyo Tickets Should You Book: Planets or Borderless?
Tokyo has two separate teamLab museums, in different buildings, sold on different tickets, and mixing them up is the most common planning mistake visitors make. Planets in Toyosu is the barefoot, walk-through-water one; Borderless in Azabudai Hills is the mapless one where artworks drift between rooms. This guide sorts out which teamLab Tokyo tickets fit your trip, what they cost, and how early you need to book.
About This Experience
teamLab Planets, 6-1-16 Toyosu, Koto City. Borderless is a separate museum inside Azabudai Hills.
Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome line, a 1-minute walk. For Borderless, use Kamiyacho or Roppongi-itchome.
Planets runs daily 9:00 to 22:00, with last entry at 21:00.
Dated tickets only. Planets runs ¥3,800 to ¥4,900 depending on the date; Borderless ¥3,800 to ¥5,400.
Budget 2 to 3 hours inside Planets, plus about 15 minutes for lockers at the start.
Both teamLab museums open every day, which makes them the reliable answer when Tokyo's public museums close on Mondays.
Check Live Availability & Prices
Prices change by date, so check your actual travel days rather than a sample calendar.
Which teamLab to Pick
Start with the basic split. Planets is the body-immersive one: you go barefoot, wade through a knee-deep water room with projected koi, and walk into the Floating Flower Garden and a mirrored crystal universe. The dated entry ticket here is $22, carries a 4.6 rating from more than twelve thousand visitors, and covers 2 to 3 hours inside. It also more than doubled in size in early 2026, adding the Athletic Forest, Future Park, and an expanded Catching and Collecting Forest, so anyone who visited before that expansion saw roughly half of what stands there now.
Borderless in Azabudai Hills is a different animal. There is no map and no fixed route; the artworks move between rooms, merge, and separate, and part of the pleasure is being lost. The catch is availability. Borderless tickets sell out days ahead in high season and same-day entry is rare. The option on this page solves that: a private 3-hour tour at $109, rated 4.9, that includes skip-the-line entry, pairs 1.5 hours inside with a guided walk through the Imperial Palace East Gardens, and takes the ticket scramble off your plate entirely.
So the honest answer on teamLab Tokyo tickets: if you have time for one, first-timers usually get more from Planets, and the water rooms are the reason. If Borderless dates are gone or you want context with your art, the private tour is the dependable route in. Prices at both museums float by date, so lock yours in as soon as travel dates are fixed. For how these two fit alongside everything else in the city, see our full guide to Tokyo's museums.
The Two teamLab Options
One dated entry ticket for Planets, one private guided route into Borderless.
from $22 teamLab Planets TOKYO: Digital Art Museum Entry Ticket
- Barefoot walk through water and light installations
- Timed-entry ticket, skip the sales queue
- Toyosu location, 4 immersive exhibition spaces + garden
from $109 teamLab Borderless & Imperial Palace History Tour
- teamLab Borderless entry included, skip the line
- Private group with English-speaking guide
- Imperial Palace East Gardens walk after the art
What You'll See
Between the two museums, these are the moments people still talk about weeks later.
- Wading knee-deep through warm water while projected koi scatter around your legs at Planets
- The Floating Flower Garden, a field of live orchids that lifts as you walk beneath it
- A mirrored crystal universe of hanging lights that swallows every sense of the room's edges
- The new Athletic Forest and Future Park zones added in the early 2026 expansion
- Artworks at Borderless drifting out of one room and merging into another, with no map to follow
- Stepping from digital light into the quiet of the Imperial Palace East Gardens on the guided tour
- The first-slot morning calm at Planets, when the water rooms are at their emptiest
How a Visit Flows
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Before you go
Book a dated slot early
teamLab Tokyo tickets are dated and priced by demand, so book as soon as your travel dates are fixed. The first morning slot at Planets has the emptiest rooms.
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On arrival
Lockers, shoes off, trousers up
Planets is barefoot from the start. Shoes and bags go into lockers, towels are provided, and you roll trousers above the knee for the water rooms. Allow about 15 minutes.
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First stop
The water works
The knee-deep koi room and the water-line corridors come early in the route. Take them slowly; the projections respond to movement.
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Next
Gardens, crystals, and the 2026 zones
The Floating Flower Garden and the crystal universe lead into the newer Athletic Forest and Future Park areas added in early 2026. This back half is why 2 to 3 hours is the honest estimate.
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Next
Or: Borderless with a guide
On the private tour, you spend 1.5 hours inside Borderless at Azabudai Hills with entry already handled, then walk the Imperial Palace East Gardens while the guide fills in the history.
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Before you leave
Dry off and check the evening
Towels and lockers make the exit easy. Planets admits until 21:00, so a late slot pairs well with dinner in Toyosu.
Know Before You Go
Not suitable for
- Anyone unwilling to go barefoot, since the Planets route requires it
- Visitors who cannot wade through knee-deep water in the koi room
- Travelers hoping to buy Borderless tickets on the day in high season, since same-day availability is rare
What to bring
- Trousers you can roll above the knee for the water rooms
- Your dated ticket, matched to the correct museum and entry time
- A phone or camera you do not mind holding over water
- A small bag only, since everything else goes into the lockers
Not allowed
- Shoes or socks in the barefoot artwork spaces at Planets
- Entry after 21:00, the last-admission cutoff
- Long skirts or trousers that cannot clear the knee-deep water, which is why loaner shorts and lockers exist
Insider Tips
Small choices change this visit more than most in Tokyo.
- Book the 9:00 first slot at Planets; it is the emptiest the water and mirror rooms ever get
- Prices float by date at both museums, so midweek dates often cost less than weekends
- Treat the two museums as separate plans: different buildings, different tickets, opposite sides of the city
- If Borderless shows sold out for your dates, the private tour with entry included is the realistic way in
- Use teamLab as your Monday plan, since both run daily while most public museums close
- Wear dark plain clothing; the projections land on you, and busy patterns fight the artwork in photos
Where You're Headed
teamLab Tokyo Tickets FAQ
Which is better, teamLab Planets or Borderless?
Most first-timers get more from Planets because of the barefoot water rooms and the 2026 expansion that more than doubled its size. Borderless suits people who enjoy wandering without a map, and its artworks drifting between rooms reward a slower pace.
How far in advance should I book teamLab Tokyo tickets?
As soon as your travel dates are fixed. Both museums sell dated tickets with prices that vary by day, and Borderless sells out days ahead in high season.
Is teamLab Planets worth it?
At $22 with a 4.6 rating from more than twelve thousand visitors, it is one of Tokyo's most reliable experiences. The knee-deep koi water room alone tends to justify the ticket.
Do you get wet at teamLab Planets?
Your lower legs do. One room is knee-deep water, so you go barefoot and roll trousers above the knee. Lockers and towels are provided.
How long does teamLab take?
Plan 2 to 3 hours inside Planets plus about 15 minutes for lockers. The Borderless private tour spends 1.5 hours in the museum, then continues to the Imperial Palace East Gardens for 3 hours total.
Is teamLab open on Mondays?
Yes, both Planets and Borderless open every day. That makes them the standard Monday plan in Tokyo, when most public museums close.
What Visitors Say
The koi room was the moment of our whole Tokyo trip. You stand knee-deep in warm water and the fish scatter off your legs as light. We went at 9:00 and had it almost to ourselves.
Went to Planets years ago and came back after the expansion. The new areas genuinely double the visit, we were inside close to three hours. Book a weekday date, it was cheaper than the Saturday we first looked at.
Borderless was sold out everywhere for our dates, so we took the private tour. Walked straight in, and the guide reading the rooms for us made it land differently. The Imperial Palace gardens afterwards were a calm ending, though the price is real.