teamLab Biovortex Kyoto, which opened in Minami Ward, Kyoto City as part of the city's southeast Kyoto Station area development project, reached 500,000 visitors on February 19, 2026 — just five months after opening (※1). International guests make up a large share of visitors, with people traveling from as far as the United States, Australia, Canada, and Germany.
The museum also ranked No. 1 in Kyoto Prefecture in Google's 2025 Year in Search, which tracks trending keywords searched alongside prefecture names (※2).
2025 Google Year in Search — Kyoto Prefecture
- teamLab
- Kyoto Notre Dame Women's University enrollment suspension
- Bear
- Monet Exhibition
- I'm Donuts
Details: https://blog.google/intl/ja-jp/products/explore-get-answers/year-in-search-2025/
※1 teamLab Biovortex Kyoto official website ticket purchaser data (survey period: October 7, 2025 – February 19, 2026)
※2 Google "2025 Google Year in Search" announced December 4, 2025 (survey period: January 1 – November 20, 2025)
Visitor Comments (Kyoto / woman in her 20s, man in his 20s)
"This was our first teamLab experience. The Resonating Lamps in a Forest: One Stroke - a Year in the Mountains (※3) was particularly impressive — we took so many beautiful photos. The Athletics Forest artworks were also memorable. There were many works that got you moving, which was a pleasant surprise. We also tried the drawing artworks (※4, 5) and drew a frog and a jellyfish. Watching our own drawings become part of the artwork so quickly really showed us how remarkable the technology is."
※3 teamLab, Resonating Lamps in a Forest: One Stroke - a Year in the Mountains, https://www.teamlab.art/jp/ew/forest-resonatinglamps-mountains-kyoto/kyoto/
※4 teamLab, Graffiti Nature and the Beating Earth, https://www.teamlab.art/jp/ew/graffitinature-kyoto/kyoto/
※5 teamLab, Sketch Ocean, https://www.teamlab.art/jp/ew/sketchocean-kyoto/kyoto/
About teamLab Biovortex Kyoto
teamLab Biovortex Kyoto is Japan's largest teamLab museum, located within walking distance of Kyoto Station. Spanning approximately 10,000 square meters, the venue brings together more than 50 artworks. These include Sculptures with No Mass or Form, which embodies the "Environmental Phenomena" concept — where environments give rise to phenomena, and phenomena create existence — as well as Megaliths in the Open Space of a Universe, Abstract in Transience of Life and Return – Resonating, a complex three-dimensional creative movement space called Athletics Forest focused on educational themes, the co-creative Learning! Future Amusement Park, the Sketch Factory, and much more.
Highlight video: teamLab Biovortex Kyoto ©︎ teamLab
The museum is part of a broader city-led cultural development initiative in the southeast Kyoto Station area, where cultural facilities including the teamLab museum and art center have been established on city-owned land in collaboration with multiple Kyoto and Osaka-based organizations.
Visiting Information
teamLab Biovortex Kyoto
https://www.teamlab.art/jp/e/kyoto/
Address: 21-5 Higashi-Iwamoto-cho, Higashi-Kujo, Minami-ku, Kyoto City
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hykGEnPfHjujfabP7
Hours
9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
*Last admission: 7:30 PM
*Hours are subject to change. Please check the official website.
Closed
Wednesday, March 11
*Closing days are subject to change. Please check the official website.
Sponsors
Takasago Thermal Engineering, CHIEF, Klook, Thirdwave, Prima Ham
