Deco Den - Japanese Art

Ever since I saw deco den products in Hong Kong and Japan, I had fallen in love with deco den.

So what is deco den, after all if you go into Hobby Craft or a similar craft store in the UK they would have no clue.  Deco Den is short for decoration denwa, denwa meaning phone.  Its the japanese art of gluing a bunch or adorable 3D stuff to your cell phone.  However it doesn't need to stop there, it could be a mirror, a case, camera, jars, to be honest anything that you can stick stuff to and on.

Last year in Hong Kong I came across a shop that sold the tools for deco den, so I decided to buy!  It wasn't until yesterday that I decided to do a bit of craft.

I chose to do a little mirror, so very straight forward, just squirt the silicone onto the surface and then using a cocktail stick swirl the silicone around to give the effect!

After that all you need to do is add your deco pieces

My finish pieces.

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Sushi the way forward

I thought I would do a recommendation today and I thought it ties in nicely to the new year still as after all eating sushi is a very good diet.  Apart from sumo wrestlers how many overweight Japanese people are there?  Very small amount, green tea and sushi.  My favourites!

So I thought I would tempt you firstly with what I had the other day! Wow!

So the place to go is Eat Tokyo in Soho.  We only came across this back in September time and we've been around 6 times since!  There is always a queue and the queue normally consists of Japanese people which lets you know that this place is good!

If raw fish isn't your thing, don't worry as theres much more on the menu which will definitely get your mouth watering.

And look what we got as little gifts from them!

For more information, visit my Lomography Article

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Hyper Japan 2011

If you have a free day between Friday 22nd July to Sunday 24th July, you should consider going down to Olympia Two at Kensington for Hyper Japan.  

As the name shows, this is all about Japan including cuisine and culture.  Along with this there are many other special events as well such as the UK Cosplay Award 2011 and Sushi Awards 2011.  

Cosplay is big in Japan, no one gives funny looks when someone goes past in Japan cosplaying.  Hyper Japan is the same, this is the opportunity to dress up and allow people to admire you.  If you go dressed up, chances are people will be queueing up to take your picture.

Japan is about cute and cool as well, so you are bound to see a lot of this around, whether its toys or posters or other things.

With so much on show and with it being bigger than last year, it is definitely worth a visit.

For more photos go to http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150292838135026.547248.793350025&l=7566d83e86

So check out Hyper Japan at http://www.hyperjapan.co.uk/ and start booking those tickets!

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Show Japan Your Love

I was inspired by the Lomography site after reading their article/competition called 'Help Japan - A Hug goes a Long Way'.  The idea of this was to show Japan our love, support and that we care.

Some say the power of a Hug is worth more than gold.  As a child, when we were scared and sad, a hug from an elder or a friend was enough to help us get through a hard time.  

Lomography users were then encouraged to submit photos of hugs, hearts and encouragement.  So I wanted to use the post today to show Japan my love and support for them by using some of my photos.

Next time you see a heart or see someone hugging, think of Japan.

I wanted to also use the opportunity to ask for your support.  Madame Moi has created a Pray for Japan brooch, based on a Japanese flower.  Check out the video below: -

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My Thoughts Go To All Those In Japan

Today is one of the saddest days in the Far East, and my thoughts go to each and every person in Japan and to those who have friends and families today.  The earthquake today was one of the biggest since records began.

Japan is definitely one of my favourite countries, although I have visited twice already I would love to go.  I thought I would share with you some of my favourite pictures which I took in Japan.

(Harajuku - one of the trendiest places in Japan, taken with Canon 450D)

(Akiharbara - Japan, home of Manga, taken with Canon 450D)

(Uniqulo, taken with Canon 450D)

(Harajuku - taken with Canon 450D)

(Just some of the vending machines available...you can normally get everything and anything, taken with a Canon Compact Camera)

(Shinjuku, yum yum, taken with Canon 450D)

(We all love the V sign, taken with Canon Compact Camera)

Lets all pray for Japan

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