Check out this Nippon Ham website!

Japan has the yummiest ham sausage things I remember fondly.

If you're in the mood for an octopus-y dinner:

Here's your guide (fyi, you'll need cucumbers to make the green bandanas for the octopi):

Or if you prefer the simplicity of this ham elephant:

This is your blueprint:

I hope you're not too intimidated by all the animal shaped ham products that precede you.

Gannbatte~!

Thanks to my sorely missed friend Amy for this link!