Today we're going to the Digital Art Museum
In Odaiba
It's not really a museum
Or an art gallery
As you'd normally think of one
It's kind of an unusual thing
Where they have lots of projection mapping
And some of them are interactive
And you just walk around & experience different sorts of places
You'll see when we get in
It's also called Teamlab Borderless
Because the company that made it's called Teamlab
They've also got a temporary exhibition at the moment
Called Teamlab Planets
And the different thing about that one
Is it's got water
So you have to take off your shoes
And they project things on the top of the water
It's a rainy day today
So it's a good indoor thing to do in the rain
We tried to come here the other day
But there was a massive queue
Going all the way along the building
And we didn't want to stand there for hours
Wasting time
So I've got a ticket this time
So hopefully we won't have to wait too long in the rain
There's an app for your phone to use some of the exhibits
Interesting!
Blip!
I really enjoyed the Digital Art Museum
It's creative, interactive
Beautiful and fun
I didn't expect it to be fun
First I'll show you what it's like
Then at the end I'll give you some practical tips
Like when to go
And how to get there
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So now, let's go in!
The water's flowing around you
It's flowing around me now!
I did make the flowers grow!
Did you grow some more flowers?
Like a Disney princess!
Yay!
It said as we came in
That the name of this place, Borderless
Is about there being no borders between us and the world
So there you go
Making flowers grow!
It's a slidey waterfall!
I don't think you can see me
As you can see, it's really dark in here!
And it's like a maze
Before we came in they said some of the artworks are hard to find
So we have to wander around & explore
Some of the artworks move between rooms
I guess that's what Borderless means as well
And these creatures walked around between them
How to create the Crystal World
Choose a character in the app
Slide the character to the top of the screen
And the world contained within it
Will spread out into the space
These are what a lot of symbols mean
Light, fire, morning
Bacteria, wind, forest
So here are the characters
Which one was that?
I think we should pick this one- oops
We should pick this one
Looks like a dragon
There it is - rainbow
Rainbow, yay!
That sounds good to me
An ancient hieroglyph that depicts a rainbow
As a two headed dragon
Arching across the sky
Yes, rainbow.
Wow, it's so beautiful!
And it goes on forever!
It's so pretty!
This was my favourite room
The Crystal World
I could have stayed in here all day
I filmed loads of this
Because it's so beautiful
And like with a lot of these pieces
As you stare at them
You start to see patterns
It's actually quite hypnotic & mesmerising
You going to do the rainbow?
You have to swipe up
Did you do that Phil?
It's so magical
And amazing to think
It's all just made up of individual LEDs
Just flashing different colours
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And now: back to TeamLabs Borderless
It's really hot in this one!
We've come upstairs to the Athletics Forest
It's got a bumpy, undulating floor
There's a bit over there with a trampoline
All the kids are jumping on
It smells different up here as well
It's like pine
Ah look bumblebees!
When you go upstairs
Some of the rooms are aimed at kids
But I thought they were fun for everyone
What happened, I broke the city!
Put it back!
I didn't touch it!
It's ok - saved.
Let them go across!
What's happening with this guy, he's stuck
Aaah he's going to fall down!
Oh they come out of the house
I think this is supposed to be the-
Oh no! The egg's burning
I think this is supposed to be the kids section
But it's fun anyway
Look, we've got a cake
They're for head-butting?!
The floor's squishy!
Now you can't see these very well
But they're obstacle courses
There's one for children
And one for adults
Now this was really fun
You colour in a fish
Or a sea creature
I chose a turtle
They scan it in
And it swims around the walls
In the aquarium
Ta dah!
My work of art!
It's going fast!
Mine's going super fast!
There's also a cafe
Where projected flowers bloom in your tea
That was really fun!
I saw some beautiful things
Went climbing
Drew a picture
Good times!
There were some bits that were relaxing
And beautiful, like with all the flowers
And it smelt of flowers as well in there
And then other ones, like the one we couldn't walk into
The something-cave
When the birds were flying around
And it was really fast
You got a real sense of movement
It was really interesting to experience all the different areas
And really good that some were interactive
Like when we stood there & flowers grew where we were standing
Or you could interact with the creatures
So it was just something really different
And fun!
It probably didn't really come through on the video
Apart from it being quite dark
It's the immersive experience of everything
Being all around you
And all the smells
And what it's like to be there
And be over the different types of floor
Like some of the floors were sloping
Or bumpy or squishy
So it's more about the experience of being here
So I'm not sure if that'll really come across in the video so much
Teamlabs Borderless is good for all ages
Because these are experiences that don't really involve language
There's no language barrier
And everyone can enjoy it
Everything's indoors
So it's perfect for a rainy day
Here they've got a fancy umbrella dryer
Wooo!
Ding!
She said we can't take our umbrella in
We have to leave it over here
There's little combination locks
For each umbrella!
Locked
No one's stealing my umbrella!
Is that worth it for a 500 yen umbrella we bought this morning?!
They've also got space for suitcases here
And there's lockers round the corner for smaller bags
They're 100 yen but these ones are free
And the umbrella ones are free
I think the umbrella ones are a bit overkill!!!
Next, here's some practical tips for you
If you're planning a trip
How to get there
It's in Odaiba
So take the train across the Rainbow Bridge
Or you can take a boat across Tokyo Bay
The closest station is Aomi
On the Yurikamome Line
You can just use your Suica card like everywhere else
Most places in Odaiba are walkable as well
It's right by Venus Fort shopping centre
And Palette Town
The entrance is easy to find
Because it's just underneath the big ferris wheel
That you can see from a lot of places in Odaiba
The building's also called the Mori Building
Don't get that mixed up
With the Mori Art Building
That's a different place in Roppongi
There's no map; you just wander around
And explore
And see what you come across
The artworks change over time
So if you go back, they might be different
We spent about 3.5 hours there
We're quite quick at looking round things
So you could easily spend longer
Looking back, there were a couple of things we didn't see
As you saw
The first time I went the queue was really long
So I definitely recommend booking tickets online
This is a Sunday lunchtime
If you want to come here
It's probably better to buy tickets online first
Looks like a pretty long queue
I booked mine the day before I went
But check availability
Because it does sell out
The website's in English
And they send the tickets to your phone
Your ticket's valid for a day
And you can go at any time you like
Tickets are quite expensive
At 3200 yen for adults
But it's such a unique experience
That I think it's worth it
When to go
Avoid weekends & public holidays
It's quieter in the evenings
But make sure you have enough time to see everything
There's also TeamLAB Planets
A temporary version
Also in Odaiba
In Toyosu
Until Autumn 2020
The special thing about that one
Is you walk through water
And the projections are on the surface
I chose TeamLAB Borderless
Because it's a lot bigger
And the ticket prices are quite similar
It's also a permanent museum
But walking through the projections on water
Woudl be a whole different experience
They also have other temporary exhibitions
And installations
Like this one I found in Venus Fort shopping mall
Also in Odaiba
It's so hard to capture on camera
But I hope you enjoyed it
Next week things are getting a whole lot more snowy
As we're moving on to Japan's winter wonderland: Hokkaido
See you on Thursday!