Digital art museum with ever-changing immersive installations. Infinite mirror rooms, waterfall projections, floating lamps. Every room is Instagram gold. Book advance tickets.
teamLab Borderless is an immersive digital art museum created by Tokyo-based interdisciplinary art collective teamLab, which combines digital technology, interactive programming, and architectural space to create environments where art installations respond to and interact with visitors and with each other. The original teamLab Borderless at Odaiba (open 2018–2024) relocated and reopened at Azabudai Hills in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in January 2024. The museum consists of interconnected spaces containing approximately 50 permanent artworks across multiple rooms, with no fixed sequence or conventional gallery arrangement — rooms open into other rooms in a deliberately maze-like architecture, and art flows between spaces and responds to visitor movement. Key recurring elements include infinite mirror rooms in which LED light installations appear to extend infinitely in all directions; projection-mapped environments where waterfalls, flowers, and creatures move across floor-to-wall-to-ceiling surfaces continuously; interactive works where touching or stepping on projected elements causes visual ripples and transformations; and the Forest of Resonating Lamps — a room of hanging glass balls that illuminate in sequence as visitors move through. teamLab Planets at Toyosu (Koto Ward) is a separate, smaller venue with a different set of immersive installations focused on water-themed environments. Both venues require advance timed-entry ticket purchase and are frequently sold out on weekends and public holidays.
Location
35.6262, 139.7744 View on map
Highlights
- 50+ interconnected immersive digital art installations with no fixed visitor route
- Infinite mirror rooms creating visually boundless light environments
- Interactive projection floors where touching projected elements creates animated responses
- Forest of Resonating Lamps — hanging glass illumination balls that sequence with visitor movement
- Art that responds to and influences neighboring spaces — a 'borderless' interconnected system
Tips for visiting
- Book tickets online well in advance — the venue frequently sells out, particularly on weekends
- Wear socks as some installations require removing shoes; phone storage is available at the entrance
- Weekday morning sessions (first entry slot) are significantly less crowded for longer viewing and better photography
- The maze-like layout means re-exploration on a second circuit often reveals rooms missed initially
When to visit
Weekday mornings on the first available entry slot (typically 9 AM or 10 AM) offer the most open spaces and the longest clear windows to photograph installations without other visitors in frame. Avoid weekend afternoons and public holiday slots if crowd-free photography is a priority.
Accessibility
teamLab Borderless at Azabudai Hills has elevator access and the main exhibition spaces are on level floors. Some installations involve immersive sensory environments including darkness and moving light that may affect visitors with photosensitivity. teamLab Planets includes water-floor installations requiring specific physical participation.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the current teamLab Borderless location?
teamLab Borderless relocated from Odaiba to Azabudai Hills in Minato Ward, Tokyo, and reopened in January 2024. teamLab Planets remains at its original Toyosu location in Koto Ward. Both are separate venues with different installations.
How long does a visit to teamLab Borderless take?
Most visitors spend 1.5–3 hours exploring the interconnected rooms. The non-linear layout rewards repeated exploration, and some visitors choose to stay for 3+ hours on quieter weekday sessions.
Is photography allowed at teamLab Borderless?
Photography and video recording are permitted throughout the museum for personal use. Tripods and selfie sticks may be restricted in specific spaces. The installations are designed to be highly photogenic.