Tokyo Private Guided Tour: teamLab Borderless and Tokyo City View Observation Deck

Explore teamLab Borderless and Tokyo City View on a private guided route through Roppongi, complete with digital art and an observation deck.

Getting started

Meet your expert guide for your private tour and begin with a brief orientation to the Futuristic Tokyo Tour. After introductions, you set out on foot into the Roppongi district, using nearby public transportation if needed between areas. Your guide outlines the flow of the experience, including teamLab Borderless, the Louise Bourgeois spider sculpture, and the Tokyo City View observation deck atop Mori Tower. Please note that this experience is not wheelchair accessible, not stroller accessible, not suitable for pets, infants must not sit on laps, infant seats are unavailable, and public transportation is nearby.

What to expect

teamLab Borderless

This first major stop is an immersive digital art museum where light, sound, and projections fill interconnected spaces. You spend about 2 hours inside teamLab Borderless, moving through rooms where artworks respond to your movement and gradually connect across the space.

Features

• Entry to teamLab Borderless is included, so you follow your guide directly inside and focus on exploring the installations rather than arranging tickets on the day.
• The immersive digital art at teamLab Borderless surrounds you for 2 hours, with shifting projections and interactive works that create a sense of walking inside large-scale moving paintings.
• Your professional guide is on hand outside the galleries to help you navigate the venue, manage timing, and explain how this museum fits into Tokyo's contemporary art scene.

Roppongi district

After leaving teamLab Borderless, your tour continues on a guided walk through Roppongi, known as one of Tokyo's cultural hubs. This section links your digital art visit with the city's urban energy and leads you toward Mori Tower.

Features

• A guided walk through Roppongi district is included, giving you context on why this area is considered Tokyo's cultural heart and how venues, galleries, and public art pieces shape the neighborhood.
• Your expert guide sets the walking pace, points out key streets around Roppongi, and helps you orient yourself so you can return later if you want more time here on your own.
• Public transportation nearby makes it straightforward to reach or leave Roppongi, and your guide can advise on the simplest routes at the end of the walking portion.

Louise Bourgeois spider sculpture

Along the way, you pause at the giant spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois, one of the district's most recognizable pieces of public art. This outdoor artwork creates a striking contrast with the surrounding high-rises.

Features

• A dedicated photo stop at the Louise Bourgeois spider sculpture is included, giving you time to frame shots from different angles and capture its scale against nearby buildings.
• Your professional guide shares background on the sculpture's role as a Roppongi landmark and suggests viewing positions that highlight details like the long legs and suspended body.

Tokyo City View observation deck (Mori Tower)

The final highlight is the Tokyo City View observation deck, located atop Mori Tower. From this high vantage point, you see central Tokyo spread out in every direction.

Features

• Access to the Tokyo City View observation deck is included, so you head up to the viewing level without needing a separate ticket purchase.
• From the observation deck atop Mori Tower, you can enjoy panoramic views of Tokyo, taking in the dense skyline and tracing major districts from above.
• Your expert guide helps you identify key areas of the city from the windows, using the view to tie together the places you have walked through during the tour.