On September 8, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Port and Harbor selected prospective project operators for two lots in the Ariake North area of Tokyo’s waterfront subcenter. For both lots, the Ariake North Project Limited Liability Partnership, led by teamLab as its representative member, was selected.
The facility, provisionally named “teamLab TOKYO,” will be the largest digital art museum in the world operated by the company. It will include an art museum, cafés, and other facilities. Openings are planned for January 2032 and July 2033.
Both lots will feature two-story buildings with a height of 19.8 meters. Each will be leased under fixed-term land lease rights for business use. Under the project plan, a “small forest” will be created in the open space, along with plazas and cafés, to provide places where local residents and visitors can gather. The project will also work with the local community by providing programming education at nearby schools.
The review was conducted by a selection committee comprising external experts, which held hearings and evaluations on August 6. There was one applicant for each lot, and both received a score of 77.2 out of 100. While noting that the project would become a new hub for inbound tourism and make a significant contribution to creating vibrancy in the area, the committee said that transportation options for visitors should be further considered in line with local circumstances. It also said that there was room for further consideration of disaster preparedness measures suited to the area’s actual conditions.
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