Teamlab Borderless

As the end of our time in Tokyo approached, we had to rapidly run down the list of things we had wanted to do before leaving. (Spoiler: we did not do half of them.) One of those things was to visit the "digital art museum" Teamlab Borderless.

It's located in Roppongi. Once upon a time Roppongi was a very seedy district, but developers have moved in and largely turned it into a high-end mixed Retail-Office-Residential area. It is also a maze.

The actual space is a bunch of larger and smaller rooms with the exhibits being interctive visuals projected onto the walls. This "waterfall" could detect people and react to their presence.

Or a room full of multi-coloured LED ropes which play in sequence to create a variety of emotional or psychedelic effects.

Many exhibits rely heavily on mirrors and darkness to create an immersive feeling in a relatively small room.

Was it great art? Probably not. Some of the exhibits are definitely better than others. But it was entertaining and new and a good use of a school night. Would recommend.

Also would recommend Shogun Burger for food afterwards!