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Best Time to Visit teamLab Planets (2026): Least Busy Days, Hours

Best time to visit teamLab Planets: Friday at 8 AM is at 25% of the weekly peak. Saturday afternoon is the busiest stretch, and it is closed Thursday.

Updated October 21, 2026 4 min read Data: BestTime forecasts
The floating flower garden at teamLab Planets in Tokyo
Photo by Taisia Karaseva on Unsplash

Quick answer

teamLab Planets is least busy on Friday, especially at 8 AM, when it is at 25% of its weekly peak. Saturday is the busiest day, at 100% from 2 PM to 7 PM, and Sunday also reaches 100% at 6 PM. It is closed on Thursday in our forecast.

Mon / Tue / Fri
least busy days
8 AM to 10 AM
best time on Friday, when it is quiet
Thursday
closed (check the official site)

Heatmap of teamLab Planets busyness by day and hour. Quietest day: Friday. Busiest: Saturday 2 PM, Saturday 3 PM, Saturday 4 PM, Saturday 5 PM, Saturday 6 PM, Saturday 7 PM and Sunday 6 PM. TeamLab Planets by day and hour. BestTime forecasts.

teamLab Planets busyness by day

Busyness is shown as a percentage of the venue's own weekly peak (100%), not a head count. Values in brackets are the busyness at that hour.

Day Average busyness (% of weekly peak) Busiest hour Quietest hour Quietest 2-hour window
Monday75%5 PM and 6 PM (95%)8 AM (25%)8 AM to 10 AM
Tuesday75%2 PM to 7 PM (90%)8 AM (30%)8 AM to 10 AM
Wednesday80%5 PM to 7 PM (95%)8 AM (25%)8 AM to 10 AM
ThursdayClosedClosedClosedClosed
Friday75%3 PM to 7 PM (90%)8 AM (25%)8 AM to 10 AM
Saturday85%2 PM to 7 PM (100%)8 AM (30%)8 AM to 10 AM
Sunday80%6 PM (100%)8 AM (30%)8 AM to 10 AM

The widget below shows every hour of teamLab Planets' typical week.

teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM6 Chome-1-16 Toyosu Koto City, Tokyo 135-0061 Japan

Quietest: Monday 8 AM (25%)Busiest: Saturday 2 PM (100%)

Busiest: Saturday 2 PM. Quietest open hour: Monday 8 AM. % of its busiest hour of the week · Full forecast

teamLab Planets is an immersive digital art museum in Toyosu. Visitors walk barefoot through large artworks, including rooms where you wade through water.

Best time of day to visit

Every open day follows the same shape. It starts calm at 8 AM, then fills fast. On Friday, busyness goes from 25% at 8 AM to 45% at 9 AM and 75% at 11 AM. By 12 PM it reaches 85%.

From midday to early evening it stays high. Monday and Wednesday peak at 95%, Monday at 5 PM and 6 PM, Wednesday from 5 PM to 7 PM. Tuesday and Friday top out at 90%, held from early afternoon to 7 PM.

The evening eases, but not much. At 8 PM most days are at 80% to 90%. The last hour, 9 PM, drops to 60% on Monday, Tuesday and Friday and 65% on Wednesday and Sunday. Saturday is at 70% then. If you cannot make 8 AM, 9 AM is the next calmest hour, at 45% to 50%.

Weekdays vs weekends

Open weekdays average 75% and the weekend averages 80%. Saturday drives the weekend figure. It averages 85% and sits at 100% for six hours straight, from 2 PM to 7 PM. Sunday averages 80% and peaks at 100% at 6 PM only.

Wednesday is the busiest weekday, averaging 80%, the same as Sunday. Monday, Tuesday and Friday each average 75%. Friday has the lowest morning start, with 45% at 9 AM.

Best time of year to visit

Our forecast covers a typical week. For the time of year, weekends, Japanese public holidays, the cherry blossom season (late March to April) and school holidays (especially June to August) tend to bring heavier demand. Book well ahead for those periods.

Nearby alternatives

Toyosu Market. The market has no closed day in our forecast. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday it peaks at 11 AM and 12 PM, at 80% of its own weekly peak. Its busiest slot is Saturday at 12 PM. On Friday it is at 40% at 6 AM.

Toyosu Market6 Chome-6-1 Toyosu Koto City, Tokyo 135-0061 Japan

Quietest: Monday 5 AM (35%)Busiest: Saturday 12 PM (100%)

Busiest: Saturday 12 PM. Quietest open hour: Monday 5 AM. % of its busiest hour of the week · Full forecast

Tsukishima Monja Street. This street has no closed day in our forecast. Wednesday is its quietest day, averaging 50%. Its busiest slot is Sunday at 7 PM, and it also peaks in the evening from Tuesday to Saturday. Its calmest daytime hour is 10 AM every day, at 25% to 40%. On Wednesday it is at 50% at 3 PM.

Tsukishima Monja Street1 Chome-3-丁目 Tsukishima Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0052 Japan

Quietest: Wednesday 10 AM (25%)Busiest: Sunday 7 PM (100%)

Busiest: Sunday 7 PM. Quietest open hour: Wednesday 10 AM. % of its busiest hour of the week · Full forecast

Plan your visit

  • Book the earliest timed ticket on a Friday or Monday. Both days are at 25% at 8 AM in our forecast.
  • Allow 2 to 4 hours inside.
  • Avoid Saturday from 2 PM to 7 PM, when every hour is at 100%.
  • The nearest stations are Shin-Toyosu and Shijo-mae on the Yurikamome line.
  • Entry uses timed tickets booked in advance, and hours change by date. Check the official teamLab Planets site for tickets and the closure calendar.

How we measured

These numbers are BestTime forecasts, built from anonymized, aggregated phone location data combined with real-world signals such as weather, events and holidays. Busyness is a percentage of the venue's own busiest hour of the week, not a head count. The forecast describes a typical week and does not account for seasons, holidays, special events or queues. Read more about how the forecasts work.

Next steps

Questions

What is the least crowded day to visit teamLab Planets?

Friday is the quietest day, with an average busyness of 75% of the venue's own weekly peak. Its quietest two hours are 8 AM to 10 AM, at 25% and 45%.

What time is teamLab Planets least busy?

8 AM is the quietest hour on every open day, at 25% to 30% of the weekly peak. Busyness climbs quickly after that and stays high from midday to the evening.

Is teamLab Planets busy on Sunday?

Yes. Sunday averages 80% and peaks at 100% at 6 PM, one of the busiest hours of the week. The quietest hour is 8 AM, at 30%.

Is teamLab Planets busy on Saturday?

Yes. Saturday is the busiest day, averaging 85%. It holds 100% every hour from 2 PM to 7 PM.

When is teamLab Planets closed?

teamLab Planets is closed on Thursday in our forecast. Closures change by date, so check the official calendar at teamlab.art before you go.

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