teamLab Planets and a Sushi Class in One Day

teamLab Planets is one of the most booked attractions in Tokyo: an immersive digital art museum in Toyosu where you take off your shoes and walk barefoot through rooms of light, mirrors and water. Asakusa sits on the opposite side of the city's centre, with temple lanes and old shopfronts. Put them together and you get a day of contrasts: futuristic art in the bay area and a hands-on sushi class in Tokyo's traditional downtown.

This guide covers the routes between the two, what to wear so the water rooms do not complicate the rest of your day, and two simple plans. The class is our signature sushi and matcha class: about 90 minutes in English, in which you make nigiri and maki, share a sake toast, eat what you made and whisk your own matcha.

Planets, not Borderless

Tokyo has two permanent teamLab museums, and visitors mix them up. teamLab Planets is in Toyosu, in Koto City, and it is the one with barefoot rooms where you walk through water. teamLab Borderless is a different museum at Azabudai Hills. This guide is about Planets. The exhibition has been extended until the end of 2027, so it fits trips over the next couple of years.

The museum is a one-minute walk from Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome line and about ten minutes on foot from Toyosu Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line. Opening hours vary by date, so check the official teamLab Planets site for your day and buy your ticket there in advance.

Getting between Toyosu and Asakusa

There is no direct train, but two routes with one transfer work well.

Via Ginza (Tokyo Metro). Take the Ginza Line from Asakusa to Ginza, change to the Yurakucho Line at the connected Ginza-itchome Station, ride to Toyosu, then walk about ten minutes to the museum. The Ginza Line starts at Asakusa, so getting on is easy, and the Asakusa end of this route has the shortest walk to our studio: about two minutes from Ginza Line Exit 7.

Via Shimbashi (Toei and Yurikamome). Take the Toei Asakusa Line from Asakusa to Shimbashi, then the Yurikamome to Shin-Toyosu, right next to the museum. The elevated Yurikamome gives views over the bay area. From Toei Asakusa Line Exit A5 the walk to our studio is about five minutes.

Either way, allow roughly an hour door to door, and check a route app on the day for live times. Our guide to getting from Asakusa Station to the sushi class shows which exit to use for each line.

What to wear for both

This is the part most people do not think about until they are standing in the water.

• Bottoms you can roll up. Some rooms have water you walk through. Shorts, a skirt or trousers that roll up well above the knee are easiest. Check the official site for current guidance.
• Socks and shoes come off. Shoes and socks are stored in lockers before the barefoot areas, so you will be putting them back on afterwards. A small towel is handy.
• Then a kitchen. At the sushi class you work with rice and fish, so a hair tie for long hair helps. Our guide to what to wear to a Tokyo sushi class explains what is already provided; you do not need an apron or any tools.

If you do Planets first, take a minute afterwards to dry off and tidy up before heading to Asakusa.

Plan A: teamLab in the morning, sushi for lunch

This order gets the barefoot part done first, so you arrive at the class dry and ready to cook.

• Morning: teamLab Planets. Allow about one to two hours inside.
• Late morning: travel to Asakusa via Ginza or Shimbashi.
• Midday or early afternoon: the sushi class, which doubles as lunch.
• Afternoon: Senso-ji and Nakamise Street, about five minutes on foot from the studio, then a stroll along the Sumida River.

Because you eat a full plate of sushi in class, keep breakfast moderate and skip a big lunch beforehand. Our guide to planning meals around a sushi class explains how to arrive hungry but not starving.

Plan B: Asakusa first, teamLab in the evening

If you are staying near Asakusa or prefer a slower morning, reverse it.

• Morning: Senso-ji before the crowds build.
• Late morning or midday: the sushi class.
• Afternoon: travel to Toyosu, with time for a walk by the waterfront.
• Late afternoon or evening: teamLab Planets. The artworks are lit installations indoors, so the visit works just as well after sunset.

Toyosu Market is one Yurikamome stop from Shin-Toyosu, at Shijo-mae Station. If you are curious about Tokyo's fish markets, our comparison of Tsukiji Market or a sushi class explains what you can and cannot see at a market today.

Timing the fixed points

Both halves of this day have a set time: your teamLab entry and your class. Book the class first, because shared sessions have limited seats, then choose a teamLab entry time that leaves a comfortable gap.

Guests are asked to arrive at the studio 10 minutes before the class starts to store belongings and wash hands. Count back from that: the walk from the station exit, about an hour of travel, the walk out of the museum and time to put your shoes back on. Leaving teamLab about 80 minutes before class gives you a relaxed margin. The studio has luggage space if you are carrying bags.

Small things that make the day easier

• Rain. Both teamLab Planets and the class are indoors, so this is a good wet-weather day.
• Drinks. The class includes a sake toast. Water and Japanese green tea are available if you prefer not to drink alcohol.
• Dietary needs. Mention them when booking. A plant-based vegan sushi class runs in the same 90-minute format.
• Cancellation. Our class can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before it starts. Check teamLab's own ticket conditions separately.

Book the class, then the art

Choose your date, check live sessions on the signature class page, and book the time that fits your plan. Then pick a teamLab Planets entry around it, and you have a day that runs from digital water gardens to nigiri made with your own hands.