teamLab Planets schedules Body of Waves maintenance for 6 November
Published on 10/31/2026 at 13:23 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSMaintenance and access in Toyosu
- PLANETS Co., Ltd will take Body of Waves offline at teamLab Planets TOKYO on 6 November 2026.
- The scheduled work affects one artwork, while the museum remains listed at Toyosu through the end of 2027.
- Visitors reach the venue from Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome Line and encounter water, mirrors and dark spaces.
teamLab Planets TOKYO will take Body of Waves offline for scheduled maintenance on 6 November 2026 at its immersive museum in Toyosu, Tokyo. The change affects one artwork rather than the whole venue, giving visitors a specific access point to check before travelling from Western Europe.
Body of Waves maintenance is set for 6 November
The operator lists Body of Waves as unavailable on Friday, 6 November because of scheduled maintenance. The notice appears with the venue information for teamLab Planets TOKYO, so the date and the affected artwork are tied to the same visitor destination.
Body of Waves is a soft sculpture that visitors enter with their whole bodies. As people walk across it, their feet sink into the flexible surface and the force travels through the sculpture, changing its shape. Lights flow along the changing form, while the movement of one person can be transmitted through the shared structure to others.
The scheduled work therefore changes the experience at one point in the route, not the listed operation of the museum as a whole. The operator continues to list the venue at Toyosu, with its current run extending from 7 July 2018 to the end of 2027. the official maintenance notice names Body of Waves and 6 November 2026 together.
How the new work fits the water-based museum
The museum is built around artworks that respond to the presence and movement of visitors. In Drawing on the Water Surface Created by the Dance of Koi and People - Infinity, projected koi move across water and turn into flowers when they meet people. The Infinite Crystal Universe uses points of light that visitors can influence through their position and actions.
Body of Waves extends that relationship from projected water and light into a physical surface. The work is part of a venue where visitors walk through water, encounter mirrored floors and move between bright and dark areas. These properties make the maintenance notice relevant to the visit: the route remains immersive, but one named installation is unavailable on 6 November.
The site is in Toyosu, Koto-ku, on Tokyo Bay. Its organiser is PLANETS Co., Ltd, with DMM.com identified as founding partner. The official venue information describes it as a museum created by the international art collective teamLab.
Visiting teamLab Planets TOKYO: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Body of Waves is scheduled to be unavailable on 6 November 2026. The maintenance notice concerns that artwork, not a full museum closure.
- The venue is listed at Toyosu, Tokyo, with other water, garden, light and interactive works remaining part of the visit.
- Visitors can walk three minutes from Exit 1A of Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome Line. Shijoumae Station and Toyosu Market are also listed as nearby access points.
- The experience involves walking barefoot, water that can rise to knee height, mirrored floors, unstable surfaces, dark areas and strong stimulating lights.
- The official language is Japanese and the national currency is the Japanese yen.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about teamLab Planets TOKYO
When is Body of Waves unavailable at teamLab Planets TOKYO?
The artwork is scheduled to be unavailable for maintenance on 6 November 2026. The notice does not announce a full museum closure.
Where is teamLab Planets TOKYO and how do you get there?
The venue is at 6-1-16 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo. It is three minutes on foot from Exit 1A of Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome Line.
What is teamLab Planets TOKYO?
It is an immersive museum created by teamLab where visitors walk through water and interact with artworks that respond to their presence. The venue is listed as running from 7 July 2018 to the end of 2027.
