A vague sort of rambling blog about me being in Sendai, Japan and other things. Hopefully it will be able to remind me what i’ve been doing (with words & pictures) var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-32804455-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @scoatsgoesbiginjapan)http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1b05435b702ef265b6a4603417f14cf2/tumblr_mirun4xO6Z1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>the snow is relentless at the moment</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/43976455686http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/43976455686Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:33:04 +0900sendaisnowjapancold<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/paPh002B9wM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I had this come up on youtube as an advert. I’m shocked at who they think watches youtube videos….</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/34699113961http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/34699113961Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:11:00 +0900funnyjapanadvertwighappygetting oldMaybe it&#8217;s being left to my own devices for the first time in about 10months or the...http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/32391978527http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/32391978527Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:16:56 +0900living in japanalonejapanaltlifefriends<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9gqm7xMbF1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Art at Summer Sonic Osaka</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30511794680http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30511794680Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:50:43 +0900osakaartstrangedancingjapansummer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9gqaxNkyg1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Art at Summer Sonic Osaka</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30501672231http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30501672231Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:56:45 +0900artgraffitistreet artjapanosakaSummer sonic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9gq6uaBNT1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>2 many djs </p> <p>Summer Sonic, Osaka, Japan</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30489451839http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30489451839Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:58:26 +0900musicdance2manydjsfestivalosakajapan<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9gqg38DGU1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Art at Summer Sonic Osaka. This one really confuses me</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30380923858http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30380923858Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:26:26 +0900wtfartfestivaljapan I recently visited one of Japan&#8217;s biggest music festivals, probably only second to Fuji rock....http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30380642686http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30380642686Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:16:02 +0900Summer sonicosakafestivaljapansummerdancecultural differencesleeping<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6QFwo57WKwg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Strange Horror: interestingly dark japanese anime styled video</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30282532653http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/30282532653Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:53:00 +0900darkanimeteenhorrorwtf<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O7I5gTx6-P8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Digital books aren’t that big in Japan yet, so they need a different approach to popularise them a bit more. I think this advert is the tipping point</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/29824317525http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/29824317525Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:18:00 +0900ebookjapanreadingdanceoddsexy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5xzlpzQUr1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Real language teaching</strong></p> <p>I can’t take credit for it but found it somewhere on the depths of the internet.</p> <p>It however captures a particular side of British culture that definitely exists, as well as nicely nailing the text book style that Japanese schools follow. </p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/25541660929http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/25541660929Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:49:01 +0900ALTteachinghigh schooljapanchavlolbritain<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5b2s3dqsm1qj26eao1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://memeblock.com/post/24711548150/http-memeblock-com">meme4u</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://memeblock.com/"><a href="http://memeblock.com/">http://memeblock.com/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/24728720175http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/24728720175Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:53:33 +0900<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m54g3b0SXL1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>spot the faker</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/24508385365http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/24508385365Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:56:00 +0900japankawaiikobitololstrangewtfこびとfish<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m54fykHWkw1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just hanging, eating sum food with the gang</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/24459506351http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/24459506351Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:55:20 +0900kobitoこびとwtfstrangejapankawaiiJapan is full of lots of crazy, cute little characters to cater for everyone&#8217;s taste. But by...http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/24443904185http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/24443904185Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:52:00 +0900charactersconfusingcutekids toyskobitololnightmarescarystrangeこびとjapanSo it has been a while since I posted anything long, but life has taken a busy turn with most...http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/23922377228http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/23922377228Mon, 28 May 2012 19:12:41 +0900hanamisendainaturetohokuspringjapan仙台お花見<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pfrn0Bw61r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>High School girls kendo</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/22649677832http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/22649677832Tue, 08 May 2012 21:52:34 +0900kendojapansendaimartial artskobudo仙台高校剣道<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nbg6q4ac1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A samurai style onsen (Tsurunoyu, Tazawako) </p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/22643545730http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/22643545730Tue, 08 May 2012 17:01:57 +0900SamuraiOnsenjapanakita<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nbnbymha1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Japanese archery-Kyudo</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/22623695694http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/22623695694Tue, 08 May 2012 10:02:00 +0900Japanese archeryhigh schoolkyudomartial artszanshin弓道高校<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nbl2Pqbc1r1xcgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A temple in Sendai</p>http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/22605654166http://scoatsgoesbiginjapan.tumblr.com/post/22605654166Tue, 08 May 2012 06:02:00 +0900Sendaijapanleavesspringtemple仙台