Foreigners need Japanese escort to enter Club Harlem - Craig Nine @ 11:54 am JST
Club Harlem, Shibuya foreigners by themselves can't enter.
Club Harlem has added a new requirement to enter the club. Foreigners now need a Japanese person with them to enter the club. After hearing this rumor I went to the club to ask if it was true. Lately there seems to have been a lot of trouble by foreigners which attracted the cops to run up in the club. Club Harlem is the top Hip Hop club in the Tokyo & they also said they know it may seem a little harsh but it was a decision to stop those causing trouble. I was also told it is getting better because now 5 foreigners can be escorted in the club if they have 1 Japanese person with them.
Seeing that this is the biggest Hip Hop club in Japan & I know that many American Hip Hop artists & DJs come to perform in Harlem I feel this is probably not the way they could have solved their problem. There is already security at the door, that do a full body & I.D. check.I'm 100% sure Hip Hop labels in the States do not know that the Japanese club they support has a rule like this now. I'm usually with Japanese friends when I clubbing but they now also extra check everything with foreigners entering the club. Personally since it's the biggest hip hop club in Tokyo & I can't roll in if I'm solo... Well I feel Harlem for me has just changed a bit..
I personally haven't been to Harlem in quite a while, but this is quite a change if it's true. This sucks, because I can envision all Tokyo clubs following Harlem's lead and imposing the same rule.