Shibuya clubs tier list

I have been to every major nightclub in Shibuya a couple times at this point and I thought it would be fun to put together a "tier list" of subjective quality based on my experiences! If you've been to any of these clubs, chime in with your thoughts.

My experiences will probably be tinted by my identity: I'm 23 years old, American, and female.

S tier (Unbelievable):

• Ageha – …I couldn't resist… I know Ageha has closed down but that was the most fun place ever. Absolutely huge, with so many different rooms with different moods, like a thousand people there every weekend, the shuttle buses… ahhh… nothing else is truly like it.

A tier (Great):

• Atom – Cream of the crop of clubs. Great dancefloor, great music and DJs, good gender ratio, quiet places to abscond to for a moment, fairly-priced and tasty drinks. Very Japanese, not the best if you don't speak it.

• TK – A club that's very similar to Atom in many ways including its good music, size, and Japanesey-ness. I slightly prefer Atom in many ways but both are similar enough in their quality to warrant an A tier placement.

• WOMB – Different from Atom and TK, WOMB is a massive dance club that plays house music. People are here to enjoy the music. It's pretty pristine and the DJs are top notch. WOMB would be the choice for people who are less interesting in boozing and meeting new people, opting to catch a smaller buzz and rock out with the "scene" instead. That being said, there's still people stumbling around and feeling each other up, and is very fun. Foreigner friendly when compared to the other A tiers.

B tier (Good):

• club asia – Foreigner-friendly establishment with cheap drinks and good music. Kinda dead on weekdays, but pulls a decent crowd on weekends. Seems to attract a late 20s-early 30s crowd if that's your thing. Very very open and friendly atmosphere.

• Ce La Vi – Gorgeous club atop a highrise. Strictest dress code of every club on this list, though it basically just means no open-toed shoes and men have to wear collared shirts. Both rules are frequently broken. Ce La Vi earns its B tier solely through its atmosphere. The music consists of American top 40s hits from the year 2011. The drinks are nothing special. The crowd is full of dorky dudes with their eyes glued to their phones.

C tier (Alright):

• Club Camelot – This one feels like an echo of Atom and TK. It is similar in style and size. However, I have noticed this place gets packed with almost all dudes. The performers are frequently scantily-clad ladies in bunny suits. A lot of salarymen. Just not really my vibe, plus it's far from the station, but I still think it's a safe choice.

• Harlem – The only club I've ever been turned away from. I'm a white woman of above-average looks which is usually a kind of "free ticket" in many situations. Harlem ain't having it. Still, I've had good nights here and it reminds me of club asia but smaller and cliquish, lacking that open and friendly vibe of club asia.. It is of course a hip hop club that plays popular rap music.

• Neverland – Straddling the line of nightclub and DJ bar. Place is small and doesn't pull huge crowds. The music is good and the drinks are cheap. Would like to go more, and it seems like a good place to go early in the night before hopping to the nearby WOMB or Atom.

D tier (Lacking):

• Jumanji 33 – It hurts my heart to put this in D tier because it is actually a fun place. It's mostly college students and other 20-23 year olds. Very cheap drinks. Very sloppy. Floors are just a marshland of beer. Lots of public displays of affection. You'll know right away whether it's the place for you or not. I would recommend going early in the night and bouncing out around midnight.

• Baia – Cool light system! Unfortunately this place is always dead, almost to an eerie extent, considering it's not actually that small (unlikely Neverland which is just a smaller venue). Gender ratio is abysmal. Catch a good event here and it'll be fun. Otherwise it's your run-of-the-mill Camelot-like club.

F tier (Bad):

• GASPANIC – …I couldn't resist… like Ageha this place no longer exists, but it was truly an awful venue with no dance floor, bad music, watered down drinks, and everyone looked lost and confused.

Mitsuki, note, and Oath are honorable mentions worth checking out but I left them off the list because they are much more like DJ bars than clubs, despite their branding.

Let me know your thoughts! Hope this was helpful to someone!