My sushi ring was featured on Cnn.com!

Last week I was contacted by a writer for cnn.com. She was doing an article about sushi and crafts and the article came out today!  My ring is the 3rd picture. I was a bit bummed when I noticed they spelled my name wrong and there are  no links to the items they feature so a few of us that were featured put the links in the comment section.

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/02/08/sushi-feeds-a-passion-for-crafting/?hpt=ea_r5

Inspired By Sushi!

I have decided to add 2 new features to this blog-this first one, which I will start tonight (well....it's 2 am here in Japan) is blogging about cool Japanese inspired items. I am constantly awed by the things I find and I want to share them with my readers. Though I find lots of fabulous items, in keeping with the title of this blog"From Japan With Love", all the items will have a Japanese theme. So....let's get started!

Inspired By Sushi!

How cute are these baby booties?!! Check out Sushibooties on Etsy for other cute items! I am planning on buying some for my niece!I LOVE this hand painted sushi tray because not only do I love sushi but I LOVE bamboo! Check out Mypolkadotpottery on Etsy for this and other fabulous items!

Sushi and wasabi go hand in hand....and apparently they love each other! What a cute print by FashionCandy!

Speaking of wasabi...how about some wasabi solid perfume? Apparently it is a "clean, really complex, really sexy very version of the spicy scent of wasabi". This is available from Soapopotamus.

These are very cute little stickers-perfect for adding to a letter! You can buy these at digicute.


Soap....everyone needs soap so why not cute soap? This is perfect to give to your sushi loving friend or as a gift to yourself! Click here to go to BunnyBubbles' shop!

For a perfect sushi dinner at home...why not eat it from this fabulous set by AmyKirkman!

If glass isn't your thing...what about this gorgeous wood sushi board by inspiredbywood? It is stunning!

And last but not least.....sushi candy!!! Perfect for the friend who loves a unique gift! I love the shop's name as well... deathbycupcake!

A week in pictures

I took lots of pictures this week so I thought I would share.

The first picture I took at my local shopping mall. It shows a typical Japanese Christmas cake-covered in "nama" or whipping cream and strawberries...red and white!
These next 2 pictures I took while shopping on Friday. Next year is the year of the ox/cow so there are cows everywhere!

While shopping we stopped for a drink at starbucks. They have 3 holiday flavors now...gingerbread,dark cherry mocha and creme brulee. This is a pic of creme brulee. Sadly-no eggnog lattes in Japan.

At one mall they had lots of these pretty trees up.

At another shop I took a pic of these tofu plushes....sadly the blue ones only come in the big size!

A picture of a great "kaiten" (round about) sushi shop....everything is 105 yen! I love the salmon with onions and mayo on top!

And I was so thrilled when I found this game to sell on our yahoo site.....OMG it is so cute! It is both a game and a great way to practice using chopsticks. It comes with a bowl, a pair of chopsticks and little "chicks" in different shapes that you try to pick up. I LOVE this!