You take off your shoes and socks, wade in up to your knees, and glowing koi swim across the water around your legs — teamLab Planets TOKYO is the “museum you walk into water” that travelers all over the world put on their Tokyo list. Here’s the part most of them don’t know: it’s in Toyosu, about 30 minutes by train from Maihama — one of the easiest world-class Tokyo experiences to reach from a Disney hotel. Fully indoors, rain or shine, and utterly unlike anything in the parks.

Who is this for?

  • You need a guaranteed-fun indoor plan B for a rainy forecast.
  • You’re traveling with elementary kids or teens — the age group that groans at “museum” is exactly the age group that loses its mind here.
  • You want to bring home one distinctly Tokyo experience beyond Disney.
teamLab has more than one permanent museum in Tokyo. The one near Maihama is Planets in Toyosu (Borderless is across town in Azabudai). Planets is the only one where you enter the water. A 2025 expansion added new zones with more physical, playful exhibits, making it noticeably more family-friendly.

What to expect

Walking barefoot through water, flowers and mirrors

You explore the whole museum barefoot. Knee-deep water where digital koi glide around you, a mirrored room of countless lamps that answer your movement, a garden buried in real orchids — every room is art you go inside, not art you look at. Plan for 2–3 hours. Photography is unlimited, and there is no bad angle in the building.

The 2025 expansion: zones you play in

Newer areas add athletic, bouncy, climb-on-it play and an interactive forest where kids “catch” digital creatures and collect them in a field guide. It feels less like an art museum and more like a surreal indoor park — preschoolers included.

Clothing decides your experience. The water reaches your knees, so wear pants you can roll up or shorts (free shorts rental available). Some floors are mirrored, so skirts are a poor choice (rentals available too). You’ll be barefoot, so skip the stockings. Lockers and towels are provided.

Practical information
Tickets Adults (18+) from ¥3,600 (varies by date/time) / ages 13–17 ¥2,800 / kids (4–12) ¥1,500 / 3 and under free
How to buy Date- and time-specified, buy online in advance (official store). Weekends and holidays sell out — book as soon as your itinerary is set
Hours Vary by date — check the official site
Running until Scheduled through the end of 2027
Time needed About 2–3 hours
Address 6-1-16 Toyosu, Koto, Tokyo (right at Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome line)
Best for Rainy days / rest day / a half day from the afternoon

teamLab uses date-and-time tickets bought in advance, and weekend slots sell out — book as soon as your dates are set.

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How to get there from Maihama

  1. From Maihama Station, take the JR Keiyo Line two stops toward Tokyo to Shin-Kiba — about 8 minutes.
  2. Transfer to the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for two stops to Toyosu — about 5 minutes.
  3. Walk about 10 minutes, or hop on the Yurikamome line for one stop to Shin-Toyosu, which is right at the entrance.

Two transfers, but both short: about 30–40 minutes door to door. That’s closer than Tokyo Station — this is the rare bucket-list Tokyo spot that’s practically in Disney’s backyard.

Pair it with

Toyosu is home to Toyosu Market, with a food-and-hot-spring complex next door, and LaLaport Toyosu (a kid-friendly mall) nearby — you can chain a whole rainy day indoors. The local finishing move: get off at Maihama on the way back and soak at the Maihama Eurasia hot spring.