teamLab TOKYO in Ariake: What We Know About the 2032 Museum

Updated September 29, 2026 · Opening plans may change

Featured photo: a visitor inside the former teamLab Borderless in Odaiba in 2019, not the planned Ariake museum. Photo: Domenico Convertini / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0; cropped and resized.

Tokyo has picked a teamLab-led group to develop a new art museum in Ariake, the waterfront district across the bay from central Tokyo. Called teamLab TOKYO for now, the project is planned for 2032. It is a long way from opening, but the first announcement gives a clear picture of its scale: a museum of about 30,000 square metres, linked with greenery, plazas and cafés.

The useful distinction is between the plan and a finished attraction. There is no ticket sale, exhibition list or confirmed opening day yet. Here is what the September 2026 announcements actually say, and what you can visit in Tokyo while you wait.

teamLab TOKYO Ariake: the confirmed facts

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s September 8 decision names Ariake North Project Limited Liability Partnership, represented by teamLab, as the prospective operator of both plots. It describes the planned facilities as art museums and cafés. The land is to be leased for business use. teamLab’s September 9 announcement supplies the approximate museum size and the 2032 target.

Those announcements are the basis for this article. The project is real; its finished design and visitor details are still being worked out.

Where will the new museum be?

Ariake is on Tokyo Bay in Koto City, close to Odaiba and Toyosu. The selected land is in Ariake North, not in the existing teamLab Planets building in Toyosu. teamLab identifies the address only as Ariake 1-chome at this stage. An exact public entrance, station exit and walking route have not been announced, so maps that pin a future museum door should be treated cautiously.

That matters if you are visiting soon: there is nothing at the announced project to enter or reserve in 2026. For an existing waterfront teamLab visit, go to Planets in Toyosu and check its official venue page for the current entrance and hours.

What is planned for the museum and grounds?

The headline figure is about 30,000 m² for the museum. To put the scale in context, teamLab’s existing Biovortex Kyoto describes itself as spanning over 10,000 m². That makes the Ariake proposal roughly three times as large on the figures currently published, although a future design could revise the measurement. Our teamLab Biovortex Kyoto guide covers the museum that is open now.

The other distinctive part of the plan is outdoors. teamLab says the museum will connect with green space, plazas and cafés. That suggests a broader place to spend time than a single exhibition building, but the announcement gives no final landscaping plan, list of cafés or public access rules. Its image is a concept rendering credited to teamLab, not a photograph of a completed venue.

Nor has teamLab named any artworks for Ariake. Photos of Borderless, Planets or Kyoto illustrate existing museums; they are not a preview of the future exhibit lineup.

What has not been announced?

No one can yet give a reliable ticket price, reservation date, opening hours, visit length or full access route for teamLab TOKYO. The project also has a tentative name. The year 2032 is a target, not a fixed opening appointment.

The difference between confirmed and unknown details is small but useful. It lets you enjoy the news without building an itinerary around an unfinished project.

Which teamLab museums can you visit now?

Tokyo already has two separate teamLab museums. teamLab Borderless is at Azabudai Hills, with artworks that move between spaces. teamLab Planets is in Toyosu and includes the water-based experience. They have different locations and ticket systems; the new Ariake project is neither a renamed Borderless nor a ticket you can buy for Planets.

teamLab currently lists Planets as running through the end of 2027. That is a published exhibition term, subject to future updates. Borderless is listed as permanent at Azabudai Hills. If your Tokyo trip is in 2026 or 2027, plan around the venue that actually fits your dates and check the current official page before paying.

What this means for your Tokyo trip

If you are coming to Tokyo in the next few years, you do not need to change your route because of the 2032 announcement. Book one of the two open museums if you want a teamLab experience now. Use our Tokyo things to do guide to group that visit with nearby sights, and leave Ariake off the museum itinerary until an opening date and entrance are confirmed.

For a later trip, the waterfront location could make the new museum an interesting addition to a Toyosu or Odaiba day. That is an itinerary idea, not a claim about future transport, opening hours or access. We will update this guide as teamLab publishes those details.

Questions visitors ask

When will teamLab TOKYO open in Ariake?

teamLab is aiming for 2032. It has not announced a specific opening date, and the schedule could change.

Can I buy tickets for the Ariake museum?

No. Tickets, prices and booking dates have not been announced as of September 29, 2026. The official announcement describes a future project.

Is the Ariake museum replacing teamLab Borderless or Planets?

The announcement does not say it will replace either museum. Borderless currently operates in Azabudai Hills; Planets is in Toyosu with a published term through the end of 2027. Check each venue’s official page for later changes.

Will the artworks in the rendering be inside the museum?

No exhibit lineup has been announced. The published exterior image is a concept rendering, and images of past teamLab works are examples of the collective’s art, not confirmed Ariake installations.