Zazzle card from Japanese Inspirations: Sushi Sushi Birthday Card

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Zazzle card from Japanese Inspirations: Sushi Sushi Birthday Card Happy Sushi Birthday - unusual card for the person who loves sushi Visit JapaneseInspirations's store Join JapaneseInspirations's fan club	View "Sushi Sushi Birthday Card" by JapaneseInspirations Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Zazzle mug from Japanese Inspirations: Three Sakuras Pink Mug

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Zazzle mug from Japanese Inspirations: Three Sakuras Pink Mug Elegant white Japanese sakura on a pink background. This is the perfect gift for the person who loves Japanese cherry blossoms. Visit JapaneseInspirations's store Join JapaneseInspirations's fan club	View "Three Sakuras Pink Mug" by JapaneseInspirations Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Zazzle print from PeppersPolishMafia: Cherry Blossom Spring

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Zazzle print from PeppersPolishMafia: Cherry Blossom Spring Elegant print featuring a bird on a thin branch of a cherry blossom tree in bloom. Visit PeppersPolishMafia's store Join PeppersPolishMafia's fan club	View "Cherry Blossom Spring" by PeppersPolishMafia Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Zazzle shirt from mingtees: Plum Blossoms

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Zazzle shirt from mingtees: Plum Blossoms Plum blossom design inspired by Japanese art and design. Visit mingtees's store Join mingtees's fan club	View "Plum Blossoms" by mingtees Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Zazzle binder from S Evelyn Vincent: White Cherry Blossoms on Red

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Zazzle binder from S Evelyn Vincent: White Cherry Blossoms on Red Beautiful white cherry blossoms cover this simple red binder. Great for everything from photo albums to recipes! Fully customizable. Visit S_Evelyn_Vincent's store Join S_Evelyn_Vincent's fan club	View "White Cherry Blossoms on Red" by S_Evelyn_Vincent Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Zazzle mug from Japanese Inspirations: Pink Flowers Mug

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Zazzle mug from Japanese Inspirations: Pink Flowers Mug Cute pink and purple flowers with a gold fleck through this pretty floral pattern. The background colour can be changed from white for a different look. Visit JapaneseInspirations's store Join JapaneseInspirations's fan club	View "Pink Flowers Mug" by JapaneseInspirations Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Zazzle mug from Mayu Art 15: Japanese Sakura Mag

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Zazzle mug from Mayu Art 15: Japanese Sakura Mag Lovely coffee mug with an illustration of cherry blossom flowers. Visit Mayu_Art15's store Join Mayu_Art15's fan club	View "Japanese Sakura Mag" by Mayu_Art15 Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Zazzle shirt from Princess Monkey: Floral language of Sakura T-shirt

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Zazzle shirt from Princess Monkey: Floral language of Sakura T-shirt Lovely t-shirt featuring a branch from the sakura tree with the pink blossoms in full bloom. Visit Princess_Monkey's store Join Princess_Monkey's fan club	View "Floral language of Sakura T-shirt" by Princess_Monkey Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Zazzle profilecard from coconutpie: Sakura Business Card

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Zazzle profilecard from coconutpie: Sakura Business Card Beautiful illustration of a branch of a cherry blossom tree with the lovely flowers in bloom. Visit coconutpie's store Join coconutpie's fan club	View "Sakura Business Card" by coconutpie Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Zazzle mousepad from Peachcult: Ume

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Zazzle mousepad from Peachcult: Ume A plum tree in full blossom. Black, white, yellow and orange flowers, outlined in beige and layered over black branches. The background blends a sky blue and a light olive green. Visit Peachcult's store Join Peachcult's fan club	View "Ume" by Peachcult Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Zazzle print from Yoshika: Kanji Design Flower Poster & Prints

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Zazzle print from Yoshika: Kanji Design Flower Poster & Prints Authentic Japanese Calligraphy and contemporary design. The Japanese kanji is hana which means "flower". Visit Yoshika's store Join Yoshika's fan club	View "Kanji Design Flower Poster & Prints" by Yoshika Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

Maneki Neko - My Lucky Charm

My excitement for today was the first sale of an embroidery item - a Maneki Neko Fleece Jogger Jacket (or where I come from - a hoodie). The Maneki Neko is considered to be like a lucky charm in Japan, so featuring this as one of my designs may prove to bring me even more luck.

Cute Maneki Neko Embroidered Ladies Hoody by JapaneseInspirations

Zazzle print from Eyensword: Water Flower

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Zazzle print from Eyensword: Water Flower Pretty poster featuring a woman and flowers in blue tones. Mizu no hana (water flower) is written in Japanese along the side of the poster. Visit Eyensword's store Join Eyensword's fan club	View "Water Flower" by Eyensword Create your own products @ Zazzle.com

The Beauty of Japanese Kanji

Japanese kanji is the writing which Japan adopted from China and is now part of their modern writing system alongside hiragana and katakana. In China, there are more than 50,000 kanji characters, however, in Japan there are bewteen 2000 and 3000 characters - generally the basic 2000 characters are required to read the newspaper.

Interest in kanji has increased with the popularity of all things Japanese - it's culture, language and people hold a fascination for many people. Japanese calligraphy is a popular pasttime in Japan and its popularity has spread beyond Japan's shores. The use of kanji for tattoos for Westerners became increasingly popular in the 1980s and 1990s, to the point where they have become quite common. 

The kanji symbols for words such as love, peace, friendship, strength and courage can be recognised by people who have never studied Japanese writing.

This week on Japanese Inspirations we are celebrating the beauty of Japanese kanji. 

Embroidered Japanese Love Womens polo 

by JapaneseInspirations

Love Sushi

Sushi makes the perfect meal - for lunch or tea, and the endless flavours that be created through using different meat, seafood and vegetables. With a little bamboo rolling mat, sushi is one of the easiest things to make and so oishii!

Japanese Inspirations has created a webpage with the easiest recipe for sushi - Sushi Sushi. Beware, it will make you hungry for sushi!

Sushi Master's Magnet by JapaneseInspirations

Latest Sale at Japanese Inspirations

The latest item to sell on Japanese Inspirations is this cute Heart Ai Love Keychain. This design is available on a range of products, including cards, postcards and t-shirts. Visit the store to see the full range of products available.

Red Heart Ai Keychain by JapaneseInspirations

Even Monkeys Fall From Trees

The latest design from Japanese Inspirations features the Japanese proverb, saru mo ki kara ochiru, which in English literally means even monkeys fall from trees. The proverb means that no one is perfect, that everyone makes mistakes.

Even Monkeys Fall From Trees Postcard by JapaneseInspirations

Valentine's Day Gifts at Japanese Inspirations

The past week has seen the addition of two new Valentine's designs at Japanese Inspirations, featuring the classic Japanese kanji for love.

The background colours and text can be customised to suit your own style.

Visit the store to see the full range of products available.

Red Heart Ai Postcard by JapaneseInspirations

Ai Love Pink Postcard by JapaneseInspirations

Ai Love Pink Shirt by JapaneseInspirations

Japanese Kanji Four Seasons

Pretty postcard featuring the Japanese kanji for the four seasons with four colours representing each of the seasons with a recycled paper look.

This design is available on a range of products. Visit Japanese Inspirations to see the full range.

Four Seasons Postcard by JapaneseInspirations

Four Seasons Planting Guide Binder by JapaneseInspirations

Four Seasons Shirt by JapaneseInspirations

Latest Today's Best Award

Japanese Inspirations received another Today's Best Award at Zazzle. This was given to the same pink flower design as the day before but on a New Year's card.

Pink Flower Happy New Year 2010 Card by JapaneseInspirations