This is definitely an instagram tourist trap. The ...

This is definitely an instagram tourist trap. The main purpose is to go there and take dozens of pictures for instagram. But if you truly want to absorb everything, put the camera away, ignore your surroundings, and turn on your senses. For about $30 USD, you can spent 2+ hours here. I suggest taking your time. To get my money worth, I stayed for 3 hours, re-visiting some of the rooms. It's easy to get the sense that you saw everything but really you haven't. The staffs should really give a map of the place. Two different occasions I was ready to leave, I stumbled another room that I have not seen before. There are far more than what meets the eyes. Tripods and selfie sticks are not allowed. If you use a selfie stick for stability, you cannot extend it. The room with the overhead lamps is the hot spot. It was difficult to find it but when I did, there was a long line. I waited about 20 minutes to get in the room. What I didn't know was the time limit. None of the staffs said anything regarding having one minute in the room. I believe they do this when the line is really long. When I left the room, the line was 3x as long as it was 30 minutes ago. It can be up to 2 hours wait.

Some tips:
- The location is far depending where you are staying in Tokyo.
- Purchase your ticket(s) online. I got there 10:20am (they open 10am) and already there was a long line at the ticket booth and at the entrance.
- No need to buy the tea ceremony ticket online. You get a coupon for buy one get one free ticket at the end of the visit.
- Explore the area after you are done. It's has nice surrounding and things to do there.