teamLab Fukuoka Castle 2026 Tickets: Prices, Hours and Getting There

Short answer: teamLab Fukuoka Castle 2026 tickets cost ¥2,300 for adults on weekdays and ¥2,500 on weekends, holidays and 29–31 December, when a time slot must be booked online in advance. The show runs nightly from 30 October 2026 to 11 January 2027 in Maizuru Park, about 8 minutes on foot from Akasaka Station, with last entry at 21:30.

teamLab Fukuoka Castle 2026 tickets cost ¥2,300 for adults on weekdays and ¥2,500 on weekends, public holidays and 29–31 December, when you also have to book a time slot in advance. The show, officially teamLab: Digitized Fukuoka Castle Ruins 2026–2027, runs every night from Friday 30 October 2026 to Monday 11 January 2027 in Maizuru Park, with gates opening at 18:15 or 18:30 and last entry at 21:30.

It’s teamLab’s first show at the castle in seven years, and the third edition overall. Pillars that sway and grow with the wind, egg-shaped lights you can knock over and projections on 400-year-old stone walls take over the ruins after dark. Below you’ll find every price (including kids and students), the hours for each period, the rules that catch tourists out — no suitcases, no re-entry, no selfie sticks — and the 7-minute subway ride from Hakata. Every fact is checked against teamLab’s official event page. Dates below are Confirmed unless we say otherwise.

Last checked: 1 November 2026

Key takeaways

• Dates (Confirmed): 30 October 2026 – 11 January 2027, every night. No closing days are listed.
• Adult tickets: ¥2,300 on weekdays, ¥2,500 on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and 29–31 December. Preschoolers go free.
• Buy online. Tickets bought on-site cost ¥200 more for adults (¥100 more for students and kids), are card only, and aren’t sold at all if the day sells out.
• Hours: 18:30–22:00 until 6 November, 18:15–22:00 from 7 November to 31 December, 18:30–22:00 from 1 January. Last entry 21:30.
• Comment y arriver : Akasaka or Ohorikoen Station, then about 8 minutes on foot. Hakata to Akasaka is 7 minutes and ¥260 on the Airport Line.
• Dress warm. Fukuoka’s average overnight low is 10.6°C in November and 5.8°C in December (JMA), and you may queue outdoors.

teamLab Fukuoka Castle 2026 tickets: the full price table

There are two price bands. Weekdays are cheaper and you can turn up any time during opening hours. Weekends, national holidays and 29–31 December cost ¥200 more for adults and need a time-slot reservation. All prices include tax.

Ticket	Weekdays (excl. 29–31 Dec)	Weekends, holidays and 29–31 Dec	Same-day, bought on-site
Adult	¥2,300	¥2,500	+¥200
Junior high and high school students	¥1,300	¥1,500	+¥100
Elementary school children	¥700	¥900	+¥100
Preschool children	Free	Free	Free
Time slot needed?	No	Yes, book in advance	—

Which days count as “weekend/holiday” pricing? Every Saturday and Sunday, plus the public holidays inside the run: Tuesday 3 November (Culture Day), Monday 23 November (Labour Thanksgiving Day), Friday 1 January and Monday 11 January (Coming of Age Day, the final night). 29, 30 and 31 December are on the higher price even though they’re weekdays.

Weekday pair ticket (sales ended): a limited two-adult weekday ticket for ¥4,000 (a ¥600 saving) was sold on ARTNE and Ticket PIA until 23:59 on Thursday 29 October 2026. It’s no longer on sale; pair tickets already bought stay valid on weekdays until 30 November. Everyone else needs the standard weekday ticket.

Same-day tickets on-site are sold for that night only, cost more (see table) and are credit card only — Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Club. If advance tickets for that day have sold out, there’s no on-site sale at all. You can still buy same-day tickets online at the normal price if any are left. Online sales close at 21:00.

Where to buy teamLab Fukuoka tickets

• ARTNE Ticket Online — the official seller. Card payment, works in English. It’s the only channel that lets you change your date or time, up to three times, before your entry slot. Buy here.
• Ticket PIA — pay by card online, or pay in cash at a 7-Eleven before the deadline. You can also buy at the multi-function copier in any 7-Eleven, which takes cash and cards. The copier menu is Japanese-heavy. PIA tickets are paper tickets printed at 7-Eleven, and there’s a small issuing fee.

Tickets can’t be cancelled once bought. Refunds only happen if the venue closes unexpectedly, and travel costs aren’t covered. Resale is banned and resold tickets won’t get you in.

💡 Japan Pro Tip: Weekend slots can sell out, especially around 3 and 23 November and the 29 December – 3 January holiday stretch. Check availability on ARTNE the moment your trip dates are fixed. On a flexible trip, go on a weekday: it’s cheaper, no slot is needed and it’s quieter.

teamLab Fukuoka Castle opening hours by date

Opening times shift by period. Last entry is always 21:30, and once you’re in there’s no time limit.

Period (2026–27)	Opening hours	Last entry	Status
Fri 30 Oct – Fri 6 Nov	18:30–22:00	21:30	Confirmed
Sat 7 Nov – Thu 31 Dec	18:15–22:00	21:30	Confirmed
Fri 1 Jan – Mon 11 Jan	18:30–22:00	21:30	Confirmed

teamLab says hours can move slightly to get the best viewing conditions, so check the official page on the day. We’d budget at least an hour inside. Some works ask you to slow down and watch them change.

Does it run in the rain?

Yes, the show opens in rain. But it can be delayed, paused or closed entirely when storm, heavy-rain or thunder advisories are issued. Some artworks may also be switched off depending on weather. Live updates go out on the official X account @teamlab_fcastle. The grounds are dark and unpaved, so follow staff instructions.

What you’ll see: the artworks at Fukuoka Castle Ruins

The official page lists ten works (Japanese titles are from the Japanese event page). Most are built into the castle’s stone walls, stairs and old trees, so the route is a walk across the ruins rather than a gallery.

Artwork	Japanese title	What it does
Pillars of Constant Flux	生生流転柱	New for 2026. Pillars held up only by air flowing through them, so wind, rain and humidity change how they move and how tall they stand.
Autonomous Resonating Life	自立しつつも呼応する生命	Egg-shaped “ovoids”. Push one over and it rights itself, shines brightly and sounds a tone that ripples through its neighbours and the nearby trees.
Continuous Life and Death at the Now of an Ancient Tree	巨樹の今の中で連続する生と死	Flowers bloom and wither across a huge tree in real time.
Walk, Walk, Walk – Fukuoka Castle Ruins	Walk, Walk, Walk – 福岡城跡	A procession of figures marching across the stone wall.
Enso on Ancient Stone Wall	古えの石垣の円相	A Zen circle drawn in light, over and over, on the keep base’s stone wall, which uses the castle’s oldest stacking technique (nozura-zumi).
Stone Steps of Oblivion – Fukuoka Castle Ruins	忘却の石段 – 石城小天守台跡	Set on the stone steps at the site of the small keep base.
Resonating Trees	呼応する木々	The park’s trees, lit and reacting as one.
The Materialization of Time	物質化された時間	Lights up the lichen on old tree trunks, which grows only 1–5 mm a year. teamLab calls it time made physical.
Spatial Calligraphy of Wind	風の空書	Appears in the sky only on clear, windy nights and fades when the wind drops.
Sketch Kuroda Kanbei	お絵かき黒田官兵衛	Draw a historical figure linked to Kuroda Kanbei on paper. It walks into the scene and starts talking when you get close. Kids love this one.

There’s also a Sketch Factory, where drawings can be turned into take-home goods. Your Sketch Kuroda Kanbei figure can be made into a tin badge. teamLab hasn’t published the price, so expect to pay on-site. Kuroda Kanbei was the strategist whose son, Kuroda Nagamasa, built Fukuoka Castle.

Already been to teamLab in Tokyo? This is different. There are no mirror rooms or water to wade through. It’s an outdoor night walk where weather and people change the art. For the indoor museums, see our teamLab Tokyo tickets guide (Borderless vs Planets) and our teamLab Biovortex Kyoto guide.

How to get to teamLab Fukuoka Castle from Hakata and Tenjin

The venue is Maizuru Park, Fukuoka Castle Ruins, Jonai, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka (舞鶴公園 福岡城跡, 福岡市中央区城内). The nearest stations are on the Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line.

From	Route	Time	Fare
Hakata Station	Airport Line to Akasaka (4 stops), then walk ~8 min	7–8 min + walk	¥260 adult / ¥130 child
Tenjin	Airport Line one stop to Akasaka, then walk ~8 min	1–2 min + walk	¥210 adult / ¥110 child
Fukuoka Airport	Airport Line direct to Akasaka (6 stops), no change, then walk ~8 min	13 min + walk	¥260 adult / ¥130 child
Nishitetsu bus	Route 13 from Hakata Bus Terminal (platform 2), via Tenjin. Get off at Fukuokajo Korokan-mae, Otemon & Heiwadai Rikujo Kyogijo-iriguchi or Fukuokashi Bijutsukan Higashiguchi	Then 5–8 min walk	—

Subway times and fares are from NAVITIME’s route search and Fukuoka City Subway’s fare table. Akasaka 3-chome bus stop is about 10 minutes on foot. Many more buses stop there, including routes 12 and 200-series from Hakata Bus Terminal. Express (快速) buses skip it. In the evening the subway is simpler than the bus. An IC card such as Suica or Hayakaken works on the subway — see our IC card guide.

Akasaka or Ohorikoen? Both are about 8 minutes’ walk. Use Akasaka if you’re coming from Hakata or Tenjin. Use Ohorikoen if you want to walk the Ohori Park lake first. Note that the west-side entrance route, Matsunoki-zaka, is steep.

💡 Japan Pro Tip: The site is dark and mostly unpaved. Keep your phone torch handy for the walk from the station and wear trainers.

Rules: suitcases, strollers, kids and re-entry

These are the rules most likely to trip you up. All are from the official event page.

• No suitcases. Carry-on cases and other large bags aren’t allowed in, and there’s no cloakroom or locker on-site. Anything 50 cm or longer is banned. Leave luggage at your hotel or in a coin locker at Hakata or Tenjin.
• No re-entry. Once you leave, you’re out.
• Food is banned — including sweets and gum. Drinks are fine as long as they have a cap or lid. No alcohol.
• No tripods, monopods, selfie sticks, drones or flash. Photos and video are fine otherwise.
• Kids: anyone of junior-high age or younger needs a guardian aged 18+, and you need one adult for every three children, free preschoolers included.
• Strollers and wheelchairs are allowed, but some works can’t be reached on wheels. Staff don’t help move wheelchairs, so come with a helper if you need one. Don’t carry a stroller with a child in it. There’s no stroller parking.
• Pets: only assistance dogs. No pets, even in carriers.
• ID: staff may ask to see ID. Visitors who are drunk or ill will be refused entry.
• Toilets: there are toilets inside the venue.

Travelling with little ones? Our Japan with kids guide covers the bigger picture.

Make a night of it: Ohori Park, the castle and yatai

The show starts after dark, so plan the day around it. Here’s how we’d do it. From mid-November you can add the Hakata and Tenjin Christmas markets too: our Huis Ten Bosch Christmas 2026 guide has the dates and a two-day Kyushu plan.

1. Fukuoka Castle Ruins by day (History)

The Lowdown: Come back in daylight to see what the lights are hiding. Fukuoka Castle was the seat of the Kuroda clan until 1868. The keep is gone, but the keep base has a viewing platform with 360-degree city views, according to JNTO’s Japan.travel.

Where: Maizuru Park, Jonai, Chuo-ku. Same stations as the show.

The Vibe: Massive stone walls, few crowds and a free city view.

Price: Free to walk the park.

Official Link: Japan.travel – Fukuoka Castle Ruins

💡 Japan Pro Tip: Climb the keep base in the late afternoon, then go for dinner nearby and come back for an 18:15 or 18:30 entry.

2. Ohori Park (Park)

The Lowdown: Maizuru Park borders Ohori Park to the west. There’s a big lake with a path all the way round. It’s the obvious pre-show walk if you arrive at Ohorikoen Station.

Where: Next to Ohorikoen Station, Airport Line.

The Vibe: Joggers, ducks and city lights on the water.

Price: Free.

Official Link: Ohori Park official site

💡 Japan Pro Tip: Stick to the lit lakeside path after dark. Inside the castle grounds it gets properly dark.

3. Tenjin and Nakasu yatai (Food)

The Lowdown: The show ends at 22:00, which is perfect timing for Fukuoka’s street-food stalls. Tenjin is one subway stop from Akasaka, and Nakasu-Kawabata is two. Our Fukuoka food guide covers how yatai work, which area to pick and what to order, so we won’t repeat it here.

Where: Tenjin (calmer, more locals) or Nakasu (busy riverside row).

The Vibe: Ramen, oden, a cold beer and strangers on stools.

Price: Varies by stall; see the food guide.

Official Link: Fukuoka food guide (Japan Pro)

💡 Japan Pro Tip: Eat light before the show (food is banned inside), then do yatai afterwards. On cold or rainy nights some stalls don’t open.

Is teamLab Fukuoka Castle worth it?

Yes, if you’re in Fukuoka on any of these 74 nights. At ¥2,300 on a weekday it’s good value for a night out, and the setting — real castle ruins — is something no teamLab museum can copy. It’s shorter on wow-factor rooms than Tokyo, and a lot depends on weather. Go for the setting, the walk and the interactive pieces. Skip it if you hate the cold or only have one night in town and want yatai and ramen instead.

teamLab Fukuoka Castle 2026 FAQ

Sources: teamLab official event page (EN) · teamLab official event page (JP) · ARTNE Ticket Online · Ticket PIA · Bijutsu Techo news (7-year return) · NAVITIME, Hakata–Akasaka route · Fukuoka City Subway fares · Fukuoka Art Museum access (bus routes) · JMA Fukuoka climate normals · JNTO Japan.travel – Fukuoka Castle Ruins. Last checked: 1 November 2026.