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I visited one of the most Instagrammable museums in Tokyo for $24, and I get why celebrities love it so much

Rachel Dube   

I visited one of the most Instagrammable museums in Tokyo for $24, and I get why celebrities love it so much
The teamLab Planets exhibit in Tokyo was absolutely surreal.Rachel Dube

While in Tokyo, I visited the teamLabs Planets exhibit after seeing stars like Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian post about it on Instagram.

While in Tokyo, I visited the teamLabs Planets exhibit after seeing stars like Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian post about it on Instagram.
The entrance to the exhibit.      Rachel Dube

Source: @teamlab.planets Instagram, @kimkardashian Instagram

The exhibition is popular, so I prepurchased my ticket online for 3,200 Japanese yen (about $24) and booked the 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. time slot.

The exhibition is popular, so I prepurchased my ticket online for 3,200 Japanese yen (about $24) and booked the 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. time slot.
The beginning of the line to enter.      Rachel Dube

Source: TimeOut

After showing my ticket, I got on line to wait for designated time slot to begin.

After showing my ticket, I got on line to wait for designated time slot to begin.
The line to enter the teamLab exhibit during my time slot.      Rachel Dube

First, my group was brought into a large space with individual footprints for everyone to stand on. There, we watched a safety video.

First, my group was brought into a large space with individual footprints for everyone to stand on. There, we watched a safety video.
We entered a large space to watch a safety video.      Rachel Dube

We also entered a locker area where we had to take off our shoes and roll up our pants (or change into the free shorts available).

We also entered a locker area where we had to take off our shoes and roll up our pants (or change into the free shorts available).
We could store things in the lockers.      Rachel Dube

Each person could use a locker that came with a key. It had plenty of room for my oversized tote, jacket, and sneakers.

Each person could use a locker that came with a key. It had plenty of room for my oversized tote, jacket, and sneakers.
The lockers had plenty of space.      Rachel Dube

The exhibit is broken into two parts — Water Area and Garden Area — so I started with the latter.

The exhibit is broken into two parts — Water Area and Garden Area — so I started with the latter.
I started with the Garden Area.      Rachel Dube

Before entering the first installation, I was given slippers to wear.

Before entering the first installation, I was given slippers to wear.
Slippers were given before entering the moss garden.      Rachel Dube

The first room, the moss garden, featured giant silver structures on mossy hills.

The first room, the moss garden, featured giant silver structures on mossy hills.
The moss garden looked super futuristic.      Rachel Dube

Next, I headed down a hallway to the Floating Flower Garden.

Next, I headed down a hallway to the Floating Flower Garden.
The floating flower garden is one of the main attractions.      Rachel Dube

The room had mirrors on all sides and hundreds of flowers hanging from the ceiling. Serene music played and the flowers moved up and down.

The room had mirrors on all sides and hundreds of flowers hanging from the ceiling. Serene music played and the flowers moved up and down.
The floating flower garden has hundreds of flowers.      Rachel Dube

The exhibit was crowded so I had a limited amount of time in the room. I wish I could've stayed longer — it was one of the most beautiful experiences I've ever had.

The exhibit was crowded so I had a limited amount of time in the room. I wish I could
I was able to walk into the flowers.      Rachel Dube

After, I walked down a long, blue-lit hallway.

After, I walked down a long, blue-lit hallway.
A blue light illuminated the hallway.      Rachel Dube

Then, I headed through a hill of shallow water. I now understood why I had to roll up my pants or put shorts on.

Then, I headed through a hill of shallow water. I now understood why I had to roll up my pants or put shorts on.
The next exhibit required me to walk up a slight hill of shallow water.      Rachel Dube

I soon arrived in a room of squishy cushions. I and everyone around me kept falling as we walked through to get to the next part of the exhibit.

I soon arrived in a room of squishy cushions. I and everyone around me kept falling as we walked through to get to the next part of the exhibit.
It was quite a challenge to navigate this room.      Rachel Dube

The space I'd just made it through was called Soft Black Hole and was an interactive part of the exhibit.

The space I
Falling was part of the experience.      Rachel Dube

Next, I headed into the Infinite Color Universe. I was greeted with hundreds of color-changing strings of LED lights.

Next, I headed into the Infinite Color Universe. I was greeted with hundreds of color-changing strings of LED lights.
We were instructed not to touch the lights.      Rachel Dube

I was in this mirrored room for quite a while, taking it all in. The lights were mesmerizing and changed from blue …

I was in this mirrored room for quite a while, taking it all in. The lights were mesmerizing and changed from blue …
I felt like I was in another universe.      Rachel Dube

... to a pinkish rainbow ...

... to a pinkish rainbow ...
There were hundreds of lights.      Rachel Dube

... to greenish pink. I just couldn't stop watching them.

... to greenish pink. I just couldn
I was mesmerized.      Rachel Dube

Eventually, I went to the next room, which left me ankle-deep in warm water with multicolored coral and fish projected onto it.

Eventually, I went to the next room, which left me ankle-deep in warm water with multicolored coral and fish projected onto it.
The water was up to my ankles, so it made sense why we had to roll up our pants earlier.      Rachel Dube

As I walked around the room, the projected fish seemed to move through the water. Every part of the room had different colors and fish.

As I walked around the room, the projected fish seemed to move through the water. Every part of the room had different colors and fish.
The lights didn't stay in one place.      Rachel Dube

When I left the room, I was greeted by a bench and shelves filled with clean towels to dry our legs off.

When I left the room, I was greeted by a bench and shelves filled with clean towels to dry our legs off.
The towels were a thoughtful touch.      Rachel Dube

Next, I entered a room filled with oversized balloon-like structures. Light projected onto them so they changed colors every couple of seconds.

Next, I entered a room filled with oversized balloon-like structures. Light projected onto them so they changed colors every couple of seconds.
The balls were red at one point.      Rachel Dube

The balloons were interactive, so you could touch them.

The balloons were interactive, so you could touch them.
I saw the balloon-like things change through every color of the rainbow.      Rachel Dube

After that, I went into the last room of the exhibit. The ceiling was a large black screen showing a 3D flower show.

After that, I went into the last room of the exhibit. The ceiling was a large black screen showing a 3D flower show.
The last room projected a flower installation over a black screen.      Rachel Dube

The flowers moved across the room on the screen and changed colors. It was equally as captivating as the other exhibits, but the room felt a little crowded.

The flowers moved across the room on the screen and changed colors. It was equally as captivating as the other exhibits, but the room felt a little crowded.
The installation kept moving.      Rachel Dube

Overall, the teamLab Planets exhibit was a favorite from my time spent in Tokyo. The rooms were super interactive, and I found myself amazed in every single one.

Overall, the teamLab Planets exhibit was a favorite from my time spent in Tokyo. The rooms were super interactive, and I found myself amazed in every single one.
The teamLab Planets exhibit in Tokyo was absolutely surreal.      Rachel Dube

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