🎬 What if you could literally walk into a Pixar movie? Step into Andy's bedroom alongside Woody and Buzz, wander through the Monsters, Inc. factory, and cross into the Land of the Dead from Coco. The immersive exhibition that has drawn 3.5 million visitors across seven countries opened in Tokyo in March 2026 and is still running.

The World's Biggest Pixar Exhibition Lands in Japan

On February 12, 2026, NTT Docomo Studio & Live announced that the Mundo Pixar Experience, billed as the world's largest immersive Pixar exhibition, would make its Japan debut in Tokyo. The original run was March 20 to May 31, 2026, at CREVIA BASE Tokyo, a new entertainment venue in the Toyosu waterfront district. Demand was strong enough that organizers extended the closing date to October 12 within two weeks of the announcement.

Curated and supervised directly by Pixar Animation Studios, the exhibition recreates iconic movie scenes at life-size scale, allowing visitors to physically walk through the worlds of beloved Pixar films. This is not an art exhibition behind velvet ropes. Visitors walk through the sets rather than past them.

The Mundo Pixar Experience has already toured 9 cities across 7 countries, including Barcelona and Madrid (Spain), São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brussels (Belgium), Seoul (South Korea), and London (United Kingdom), drawing over 3.5 million visitors worldwide. London's edition opened on February 13, one day after the Tokyo announcement, making Tokyo the 10th host city.

Stepping Inside the Movies

The exhibition is divided into multiple themed zones, each meticulously recreating a different Pixar universe.

Toy Story: Andy's bedroom is rebuilt at full scale, but from a toy's perspective. Visitors look up at oversized crayons and building blocks while standing face-to-face with life-size Woody and Buzz Lightyear figures.

Monsters, Inc.: The Scare Floor comes to life, with Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan greeting visitors at the entrance.

Finding Nemo: A vibrant underwater world unfolds with colorful coral reef sets where visitors can "swim" alongside Nemo, Marlin, and Dory through their Great Barrier Reef adventure.

Coco (released in Japan as "Remember Me"): The streets of Santa Cecilia give way to the Land of the Dead, a zone built around the film's themes of music, family, and memory.

Inside Out: Walk through the Headquarters of Riley's emotions. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear occupy a colorful control room that brings the inner workings of the mind to life.

Cars: Route 66 leads to Radiator Springs, where Lightning McQueen and Mater are ready for a pit stop adventure.

Other zones include the balloon-lifted house from Up and the oversized kitchen equipment from Ratatouille. More than 24 life-size character figures are displayed across the venue, paired with ambient soundscapes and custom scents. Most visitors report spending around an hour inside.

Tickets and Access

Advance tickets went on sale February 20, 2026, through the TBS Ticket official site and Ticket Pia, and the March-to-May allocation sold out. Tickets for the extended run were released in two waves, on March 12 for June through August and on March 19 for September and October. Pricing splits dates into four bands, A through D, and varies again by entry time. The cheapest slots start after 5:00 PM at 3,900 yen for adults. A family ticket covering two adults and two children starts at 14,000 yen, and an evening pair ticket for two adults is 7,800 yen. There is no walk-up box office; everything is bought online in advance.

CREVIA BASE Tokyo sits at 6-4-25 Toyosu, Koto-ku, a three-minute walk from Ichiba-mae Station on the Yurikamome Line. It is next door to the Toyosu Fish Market, so a visit pairs easily with a sushi lunch.

Hours are 10:00 AM to 8:50 PM (last entry at 7:00 PM), with extended evening hours until 10:50 PM on select dates. Generally closed on Mondays, though some weeks are exceptions.

Why Pixar Holds a Special Place in Japan

Japan and Pixar share a unique cultural bond. When Toy Story debuted in 1995 as the world's first fully computer-animated feature film, Japan's animation industry was dominated by hand-drawn traditions. Yet Japanese audiences were captivated not just by Pixar's technological achievement, but by its storytelling.

Inside Out 2 became a major hit in Japan in 2024, with the concept of personified emotions resonating across Japanese social media. Coco's theme of honoring ancestors landed in a country that already observes Obon, the annual Buddhist tradition in which families welcome the spirits of their dead back home with lanterns, offerings, and prayers.

The timing turned out to be unusually good. Toy Story 5 opened in North America on June 19, 2026, built around Lilypad, a frog-shaped smart tablet that pushes the toys aside, and around the question of whether the age of toys is over. It passed $1 billion worldwide to become the year's highest-grossing film, and reached Japanese theaters on July 3, thirty years after the original film's Japanese release.

Lessons from Seoul's Edition

When Mundo Pixar opened in Seoul in 2025, it occupied approximately 3,300 square meters at the Seongsu Culture and Arts Square. Tickets were priced at 38,000 won (about $27) for weekday adults and 45,000 won (about $32) for weekends. Early bird discounts of up to 30% were offered, and the exhibition proved so popular that its run was extended by roughly three months beyond the original schedule.

Seoul sold out on many days, and buying on site became nearly impossible. Social media filled with photos from the sets. Some visitors also complained that the displays were largely static, with limited interactive elements, and that the visit felt short for the price. Those same criticisms are still worth weighing in Tokyo.

What's Your Pixar Experience?

Has Mundo Pixar come to your country? Which zone would you most want to walk through? And which Pixar film is the most popular where you live? Let us know in the comments.

This article was originally published based on the February 2026 announcement. Details that emerged afterward, including the extended run, final ticket pricing, and the release of Toy Story 5, were added as of July 2026.

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