The world’s most immersive digital museum, PLUS…
Destination: TeamLab Borderless
Side Quests: Tomo Museum, Zojo-ji Temple, Tokyo Tower, Memento Mori
TeamLab Borderless: Open every day, 9:00-21:00
Musee Tomo: 11:00-18:00, closed Monday
Zojo-ji Temple: Open every day, 9:00-17:00
Tokyo Tower: Open every day, 9:00-20:30 (but viewable from outside 24/7)
Memento Mori: Monday-Friday 16:00-21:00, Saturday 2:00-21:00, closed Sunday
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Here’s what to see and why you might want to see it…
TeamLab Borderless
You can’t come all the way to Tokyo and miss the world’s most incredible digital art museum.
From the ever-moving artworks that roam through the halls, so no room is ever the same twice…
to the infinity room of bubble spheres…
and the other immersive light and music wonders on display…
this is an only-in-Japan experience not to be missed.
Borderless is well worth the advance planning to go online, book your time slot, and buy your tickets. They tend to sell out, so it’s not a great idea to just show up and hope to get in.
Once you’ve been wowed by Borderless, you may think everything else is sure to be a letdown, but think again! Right nearby are some very different—but also spectacular—only-in-Japan things to do and see, like…
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Tomo Museum
The Tomo Museum is the most fabulous ceramic art museum in all of Japan. It doesn’t just showcase exquisite works of art by Japan’s most gifted artists, in every style, from every prefecture, it’s a work of art in itself.
I guarantee you’ll swoon over whatever is on display…
and after lingering in the spotlit galleries that artfully frame the works from every angle, you’ll also be relaxed and energized from spending time in this lovely place
There are also a couple of shops selling soft-serve ice cream that is not only the most premium soft-serve you’ve ever eaten, it comes in only-in-Japan flavors.
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Zojō-ji Temple
One of the most iconic temples ever immortalized by woodblock artists
My favorite thing here is to walk among the hundreds of red-capped Jizo figures with their spinning pinwheels.
Many of these are lovingly cared for by family members, and have their own personalities.
but they also have a great Treasure Gallery featuring beautiful models of temple buildings that were destroyed and an amazing series of paintings of Buddhist saints.
Stay until the sun goes down to see one of the best ancient-meets-modern Tokyo sights of all: the centuries-old temple with Tokyo Tower in the background
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Tokyo Tower
You can’t walk through this neighborhood without taking a few snaps of Tokyo Tower—exactly like the famous Paris landmark, except it’s orange and slightly taller.
If you’re there on a weekend of holiday, it will be lit up in colored lights, and if you spring for a ride up to the observation platform, you’ll be rewarded by an amazing 360° view of Tokyo, which is well worth seeing even without the projection mapping light show designed by Tokyo’s other famous projection mapping company, Naked.
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Memento Mori
Mixology bar celebrating all things cacao
This salon bar is no mere festival of chocolate drinks. The mixologist owner seriously explores everything cacao, from the bean juice to the husk, and blends them into delicious drinks that are like nothing you’ve ever tasted before—many are fruity, herbal and not at all sweet!
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
Jonelle Patrick writes about Japan 