“teamLab TOKYO” (Tentative Name), a 30,000-Square-Meter Project in Ariake, Tokyo, Planned to Open in 2032 With Plazas and Cafes
A new large-scale museum, tentatively named “teamLab TOKYO,” is scheduled to open in Ariake, Tokyo, in 2032. The project will cover approximately 30,000 square meters and is planned to include a teamLab museum alongside a connected series of open spaces with greenery, plazas and cafes. It will become another teamLab location in Tokyo, joining its existing facilities in Azabudai and Toyosu.
“teamLab TOKYO” (tentative name) ©︎ teamLab, Rendering
A New Museum of Approximately 30,000 Square Meters in Ariake, Tokyo
“teamLab TOKYO” (tentative name) is planned for Ariake 1-chome, Koto Ward, Tokyo. The project will cover approximately 30,000 square meters. Plans call for a connected series of open spaces featuring greenery, plazas and cafes in addition to the museum. Specific exhibitions, the facility layout and a more precise opening date have not yet been announced.
teamLab’s Azabudai and Toyosu Facilities Drew Approximately 4.2 Million Visitors in 2025
teamLab currently operates “teamLab Borderless: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM” and “teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM” in Tokyo. The two facilities recorded a combined 3.55 million visitors in their first year in 2018 and approximately 4.2 million visitors in 2025. teamLab says the facilities have become destinations that, in themselves, motivate people to visit Japan.
Permanent Museums Around the World
teamLab is an art collective that began its activities in 2001. Its members come from a range of fields, including art, programming, engineering, computer-generated animation, mathematics and architecture.
In addition to Tokyo, teamLab operates museums or large-scale permanent exhibitions in Kyoto, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah and Macao, among other locations. A new facility is also planned for Hamburg.
A New Major Attraction Planned for Ariake in 2032
“teamLab TOKYO” (tentative name) is planned to include plazas and cafes alongside a museum of approximately 30,000 square meters. Further details about its exhibitions and facilities are expected to emerge ahead of the planned 2032 opening. Further announcements are awaited about the teamLab facility, the large-scale development in Ariake and the art and cultural venue intended to draw visitors from Japan and abroad.
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