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Oona McGee

Half-Japanese Oona McGee hails from Sydney, Australia, where she worked as a journalist and copywriter before making the move to Japan over a decade ago. Now she spends her days exploring the streets of Tokyo with her laptop and camera, always in search of new cafes, restaurants, events and stories to share with our readers. As an experienced food and travel reporter, Oona has travelled extensively through all 47 prefectures of Japan, and is constantly researching new destinations and drawing up itineraries for her next adventure.

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Studio Ghibli releases new line of Totoro rings designed to be both jewellery and figurines

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2022
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A new way to show your love for My Neighbour Totoro.

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• (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • jewellery • jewelry • Kazaring • merchandise • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • rings • soot sprites • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • wow)

Japanese vending machine is the first of its kind, operated by a local business

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2022

A fun and tasty way to support the local economy.

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• (COK • food • Japanese food • Japanese vending machines • Osaka • Ponzu • sauce • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • Tsuruhashi Station • vending machines • weird)

Ghibli Park: Mei and Satsuki’s house almost ready to welcome visitors

• Oona McGee
  Aug 26, 2022

The world of My Neighbour Totoro crosses over into real life.

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• (Aichi • Aichi Earth Expo Memorial Park • Amusement Parks • anime • COK • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • Mei and Satsuki's House • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • travel)

Holy noodles! Japanese restaurant serves up some very unusual udon

• Oona McGee
  Aug 25, 2022

Food for thought, in more ways than one.

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• (Buddhism • buddhist • COK • culture • food • Gunma • Heart Sutra • Japanese food • Noodles • religion • SNJO • sutras • taste test • tradition • udon • unusual • weird)

Eggslut adds a whole ass eel to a new sandwich in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 24, 2022

Ah, the joys of a Japanese summer.

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• Japan
• (big eats • breakfast • breakfast shop • COK • eel • egg sandwiches • eggs • eggslut • Miyashita Park • Mr. Sato • sandwiches • Shibuya • SNJO • summer • Tokyo • unagi)

Brad Pitt hops on the bullet train to Kyoto, gets teary at a temple, and receives a Pasmo card in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 23, 2022

A whirlwind ride to promote the movie in the land where it all started. 

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• (Brad Pitt • bullet train • bullet trains • David Leitch • films • Fuwa chan • Hiroyuki Sanada • Hollywood movies • Kotaro Isaka • Maria Beetle • movies • Rahm Emanuel • shinkansen)

Unboxing the McDonald’s French Fry Snack Maker【Review】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 23, 2022

Will this retro toy turn out to be a cool gadget or worthless garbage?

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• (bread • COK • cool • fast food • food • french fries • fries • funny • gadgets • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • retro • retro toys • review • SNJO • taste test • toys)

Discount vending machine in Japan serves up Caramel Popcorn Soda

• Oona McGee
  Aug 23, 2022

And we’re not sure how we feel about it.

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• (Beverages • caramel • Cheerio • COK • drinks • Japanese vending machines • MG Ogawa • Osaka • popcorn • SNJO • soda • sweets • taste test • vending machines • weird • weird flavors)

Studio Ghibli reveals surprising secrets hidden in My Neighbour Totoro

• Oona McGee
  Aug 22, 2022

Director Hayao Miyazaki shares a number of revelations, including the real reason why there’s only one girl in the Totoro poster.

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• Japan
• (anime • Friday Roadshow • Ghibli • Grave of the Fireflies • Hayao Miyazaki • Isao Takahata • Mei • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Satsuki • Setsuko • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Trivia • twitter)

Japanese restaurant serves up the biggest sushi we’ve ever seen!

• Oona McGee
  Aug 22, 2022

Conveyor belt sushi chain goes big with its servings.

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• Japan
• (best conveyor belt sushi • big eats • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • crazy • food • Genki Sushi • hamburg • Japanese food • Kaitenzushi • Mr. Sato • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi • taste test • Uobei • weird • wtf)

Baby Star Ramen Sneakers are this season’s tastiest kicks【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2022

Three big brands come together for a very special limited release in Japan.

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• Japan
• (Baby Star • Baby Star Ramen • cool • cute • fashion • Japanese food • Kawaii • oyatsu • Oyatsu Company • ramen • Reebok • shoes • snacks • sneakers)

One thing you should be careful of when visiting Japan’s Laputa Island

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2022

A trip to this remote destination ends up mimicking the Studio Ghibli anime film it’s named after.

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• (anime • COK • ferries • film locations • Ghibli • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Okinoshima • sea • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • Tomogashima • travel • Wakayama)

Tiny travel guides are our latest Japanese gacha capsule toy obsession

• Oona McGee
  Aug 19, 2022

Taking pocket-sized to whole new extremes. 

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• Japan
• (Bandai • bean book • capsule toys • COK • cute • gacha gacha • gacha toys • gacha vending machine • Kawaii • mame hon • mini book • reading • SNJO • tiny • travel • travel guide)

Nike releases izakaya sneakers in Japan【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 19, 2022

New Nike Air Force 1 Mid release is an homage to Japanese drinking taverns.

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• Japan
• (cool • drinking • drinking culture in Japan • fashion • food • izakaya • Japanese food • Nike • Shoe • shoes • sneakers • Tanuki • taverns • Tokyo • Trunk Hotel)

Meet the Mega Bento, a Japanese meal that’s heavier than a newborn baby

• Oona McGee
  Aug 19, 2022

A surprising supermarket find is our biggest food challenge yet!

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• Japan
• (bento • big • big eats • boxed lunch • COK • crazy • food • food challenge • huge food • Japanese food • Japanese supermarkets • K. Masami • Lopia • lunch box • Nara • obento • SNJO • supermarkets • taste test • tempura • tendon • weird)

Bizarre “shikadamari” deer gathering at Nara Park baffles people in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 18, 2022

The animals behave differently this summer.

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • deer • K. Masami • Nara • Nara deer • Nara Park • shika • shikadamari • SNJO • summer • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel)

Rice Pizza?! Pizza Hut creates a new base for customers in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 18, 2022

Gohan Pizza My Box is full of new surprises.  

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• Japan, Taiwan
• (fast food • food • Gohan • Gohan Pizza • limited edition • marketing • pizza • Pizza Hut • rice • Rice Pizza • weird • weird food)

How to make Japanese incense, the traditional way

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2022

Tokyo store teaches customers how to “listen” to scents instead of smelling them. 

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• Japan
• (aromas • COK • courses • culture • DIY • events • fragrances • hands-on • incense • Japanese incense • Kagurazaka • Kodo • Scents • SNJO • stores • Tokyo)

Japanese elementary school student teaches us all how to pronounce English like a native speaker

• Oona McGee
  Aug 15, 2022

Sometimes the youngest students can be the smartest learners.

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• Japan
• (elementary school • elementary school student • elementary school students • elementary schools • English • Japanese • Japanese language • language learning • pronunciation • study • Studying English • twitter)

Visit the birthplace of the Japanese daruma in Gunma Prefecture

• Oona McGee
  Aug 14, 2022

Home to some unusual rotund inhabitants.

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• Japan
• (Buddhism • COK • culture • daruma • Darumaji • gunma prefecture • religion • Shorinzan Darumaji Temple • SNJO • Takasaki • temples • tradition • travel)

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