teamLab Planets is fifth most searched museum in 2023 Google Maps

KUALA LUMPUR - teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM in Toyosu (teamLab Planets) ranked in the top five of the 'Most Popular Museums in the World' in Google’s 'Year in Search 2023' annual search ranking.

This ranking lists the museums that were most searched on Google Maps globally in 2023, in which teamLab Planets is the only museum in Japan, and among renowned museums and art galleries with histories spanning over 100 years.

"We are deeply honoured to be recognised among a multitude of tourist attractions in Japan. Moving forward, we will continue to attentively embrace the living voices of our visitors expressed through their reviews and feedback.

"Committed to our concept of 'Immerse your Entire Body', we are dedicated to providing an enhanced experience that allows people from around the globe to thoroughly enjoy the world of art unique to our museum,” according to a statement.

The museum also ranked first place in Honichi Lab’s 'Popular Inbound Tourist Destinations Ranking' announced on Dec 15, 2023, by Honichi Lab (Visit Japan Lab), Japan's leading inbound tourism information media.

This ranking evaluates and compiles Google Map reviews of 4,700 tourist attractions across all 47 prefectures of Japan, offering a unique perspective by Honichi Lab.

Visitors to teamLab Planets will be able to experience cherry blossoms enveloping two of its massive artwork spaces.

These artworks called 'Floating in the Falling Universe of Flowers' and 'Drawing on the Water Surface Created by the Dance of Koi and People', will be on view from March 1 to Apr 30.

Moreover, last year, around 2.5 million people from 198 countries and regions, excluding Japan, visited teamLab Planets, with about 70 per cent of the total visitors to the museum were international tourists. It is also reported that approximately one in 10 international tourists to Japan visited teamLab Planets.

The museum has been highly acclaimed internationally, winning 'Asia's Leading Tourist Attraction' at the 2023 World Travel Awards, described as the Oscars of the travel industry, marking the first time a destination in Japan has been given the award. - BERNAMA