teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM

In short

teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM is a "museum where you walk through water" in Toyosu, Tokyo, created by the art collective teamLab. It opened on July 7, 2018. Visitors take off their shoes to walk barefoot through the water artworks (in some areas, the water reaches knee height even for adults) and immerse their entire bodies into massive artworks alongside other people. The artworks change based on the presence of yourself and others.

• ​Water Surface Where Koi Carp Swim​​: Koi swim across an infinitely expanding water surface, and when they collide with people walking in the water, they transform into flowers and scatter.
• ​Garden Surrounded by Flowers​​: In a space filled with orchids, the blossoms rise where people stand, allowing visitors to walk through the flowers.
• ​Luminous Moss Garden​​: In a moss garden, egg-shaped "Ovoids" begin to shine autonomously with the sunset.

History and Highlights

​teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM​ is a "museum where you walk through water" by the art collective teamLab. It opened in Toyosu on July 7, 2018. It was born as a major evolution in both scale and content from "DMM.Planets," which was held in Odaiba in 2016.

The artworks here change through the presence of yourself and others. Visitors immerse their entire bodies into massive artworks together with others. Visuals, such as the artwork of koi swimming across the water surface, are continuously rendered in real time by a computer program. Because they are not pre-recorded video, the imagery of this exact moment can never be seen again.

The venue is divided into areas such as "Water," "Garden," and "Athletics Forest." In Water, visitors proceed barefoot through the artworks. There are areas where the water can wet adults up to knee height.

Tips for Viewing and Experiencing

• ​Water Surface Where Koi Carp Swim​​: In "Drawing on the Water Surface Created by the Dance of Koi and People - Infinity," koi swim across an infinitely expanding water surface. When they collide with people walking through the water, the koi transform into flowers and scatter.
• ​Garden Surrounded by Flowers​​: "Floating Flower Garden" is a garden filled entirely with orchid blossoms. The flowers rise up where people are located, allowing visitors to walk through them. The fragrance of the orchids shifts throughout the morning, daytime, evening, and night; as many orchids partner with nocturnal insects, the nighttime aroma is considered truly magnificent.
• ​Luminous Moss Garden​​: "Moss Garden of Resonating Microcosms" is a moss garden carpeted with egg-shaped "Ovoids." By day, they reflect the surrounding world, and with the sunset, they begin to shine on their own. When pushed by people or blown by the wind, they fall, emit a resonant tone, and right themselves autonomously.

Walking Tips

You take off your shoes at the locker area and store your belongings before proceeding to the artworks. Because some areas feature mirrored floors, rental shorts are available. In "The Infinite Crystal Universe," where points of light expand infinitely, you can throw in a star using a smartphone app to participate in creating the artwork. In "Floating in the Falling Universe of Flowers," try lying down or sitting to look up at a universe of flowers blooming and scattering. It is a 3-minute walk from Exit 1A of Shin-Toyosu Station and a 5-minute walk from Shijo-mae Station. You can combine your visit with Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai, located about 700 meters to the southwest, and the waterfront Toyosu Gururi Park.