teamLab Planets unveils Body of Waves on 16 October

teamLab Planets unveiled Body of Waves in Tokyo on 16 October 2026, adding a new artwork in which visitors enter a soft sculpture with their entire bodies. The venue, an immersive art museum in Toyosu, also expanded two existing works on the same date.

Body of Waves opens at the Toyosu art museum

Body of Waves spreads across the floor as a large, soft and flexible sculpture. As visitors walk, their feet sink into its surface and the force of each step travels slowly through the structure, physically changing its form.

The installation also responds to people sharing the space. One visitor's movement can deform the sculpture and transmit force towards another person, while lights flow down the changing shape. The work is intended to be entered rather than viewed from outside. The unveiling was reported on 16 October 2026 by the 16 October unveiling report.

Water, light and movement shape the new works

The update also concerns Existence in the Flow Creates Vortices and Waterfall of Ephemeral Crystals. In the first, visitors climb against a flow while vortices form behind them. In the second, shining particles cascade down to create a waterfall of light.

These changes connect the news peg directly to the museum's central format. The new sculpture transfers bodily movement through a shared surface, while the other works turn water flow and light into changing spaces. The official Body of Waves information presents the venue as a museum where visitors walk through water and artworks respond to human presence.

What the new artwork adds to a changing museum

The museum's works are generated or altered by movement, proximity, water and light rather than presented as fixed objects. That approach is visible in Body of Waves, where the shape depends on the relationship between visitors and the physical sculpture.

The wider programme includes water-based rooms, light installations and garden spaces. It also includes interactive works in which visitors affect projected forms or moving elements. The 16 October 2026 update therefore changes several kinds of participation at once, from walking against simulated water to sharing a flexible surface.

Visiting teamLab Planets: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Body of Waves was unveiled at teamLab Planets in Tokyo on 16 October 2026. The same update expanded Existence in the Flow Creates Vortices and Waterfall of Ephemeral Crystals.
• The works are presented as visitor experiences at the Toyosu venue. Body of Waves requires visitors to enter the soft sculpture, while the other updated works involve water, light and movement.
• The venue is at Toyosu 6-1-16, Koto-ku, Tokyo. The official access information places it one minute on foot from Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome Line, five minutes from Shijoumae Station and Toyosu Market, and ten minutes from Toyosu Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line.
• Visitors should expect barefoot areas, water in some artworks, dark spaces, unstable flooring and mirrored floors. Water can reach knee height for adults in certain areas, and some routes require care with clothing and footwear.
• Japan's official language is Japanese and its national currency is the 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

When was Body of Waves unveiled at teamLab Planets?

Body of Waves was unveiled at the Tokyo venue on 16 October 2026.

What is Body of Waves?

It is a soft, flexible sculpture that changes shape as visitors walk across it and transmit force through its surface.

Where is teamLab Planets and how do you get there?

The museum is in Toyosu, Tokyo, at 6-1-16 Koto-ku. Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome Line is the nearest listed station.