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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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The secret behind this mysterious Studio Ghibli x Pixar image

Oona McGee
May 11, 2022
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Anime studio gives us a closer look at the true story behind this illustration.

Japan
(anime • cool • fan theories • films • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • John Lasseter • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Pixar • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Starbucks Challenge: How long does it take to visit all the branches in downtown Shinjuku?

Oona McGee
May 10, 2022

Mr Sato puts on his walking boots to give us a whirlwind tour of all the Starbucks in one of Tokyo’s busiest areas.

Japan
(cafes • coffee • COK • Mr. Sato • shinjuku • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo)

American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers

Oona McGee
May 7, 2022

A visit to this unusual branch reveals the mystery behind the burgerless McDonald’s.

Japan, USA
(Americans • beef bowls • COK • food • foreigners in Japan • funny • gyudon • LOL • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Sukiya • tourists • travel • twitter)

Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】

Oona McGee
May 6, 2022

Young child’s debut in the ring is a knockout!

Japan
(awesome • babies • cool • cute • funny • Kashiwa • sports • Sumo • sumo wrestlers • toddlers • twitter • video • videos • viral videos)

A visit to the Studio Ghibli theme park for a secret look at the new areas

Oona McGee
May 5, 2022

Pulling the curtain back on what awaits you when you step into the magical anime world of Ghibli.

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

Travel off the beaten path to a secret spot in Japan where bamboo grows wild on an old train line

Oona McGee
May 4, 2022

Like the bamboo grove in Kyoto, but with less tourists and more beauty.

Japan
(bamboo • COK • cool • countryside • Japanese scenery • Mountains • off the beaten path • photography • railway tracks • railways • SNJO • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Studio Ghibli reveals real reason why Jiji stops talking at the end of Kiki’s Delivery Service

Oona McGee
May 3, 2022

Producer solves a mystery that’s puzzled fans of the anime film for decades.

Japan
(anime • cool • fan theories • films • Friday Roadshow • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki)

New spreadable melon pan changes the way we eat toast in Japan

Oona McGee
May 1, 2022

Making melon bread, and curry bread, just got a whole lot easier.

Japan
(bread • breakfast • COK • cool • curry bread • curry pan • food • Japanese breakfast • Japanese sweets • KALDI • melon bread • Melon Pan • new • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)

We eat a canned omelette from a Japanese vending machine and hope for the best

Oona McGee
Apr 30, 2022

Fingers crossed this dashimaki doesn’t end up looking as old as the machine that sold it.

Japan
(awesome • COK • cool • dashimaki • food • Japanese food • Japanese omelette • Japanese vending machines • omelettes • vending machines • weird)

Weird Japanese vending machine find of the day: Cream in cans?

Oona McGee
Apr 29, 2022

You’ll only find one thing in this machine, and it’s heaven for cream lovers.

Japan
(cakes • COK • cream • desserts • food • Japanese vending machines • Mr. Sato • Shibuya • shibuya 109 • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • vending machines)

7-Eleven now has make-it-yourself smoothies in Japan, and they’re amazing

Oona McGee
Apr 27, 2022

New machine in stores makes life very convenient.

Japan
(7-Eleven • COK • conbini • convenience stores • cool • drinks • gadgets • Japanese convenience stores • kombini • review • smoothies • SNJO • taste test)

Do people in Kyoto really stand to the right on escalators?

Oona McGee
Apr 26, 2022

How true is the left-in-Tokyo, right-in-Kyoto standing rule?

Japan
(Kyoto • travel)

A trip to the deadline cafe in Tokyo, where staff won’t let you leave until you’re done writing

Oona McGee
Apr 26, 2022

A place where you can pay staff to look over your shoulder to help you stop procrastinating.

Japan
(cafes • COK • cool • crazy • Koenji • Manuscript Writing Cafe • P.K. Sanjun • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo • weird • writing)

McDonald’s teams up with local confectioners for new lineup of very Japanese desserts

Oona McGee
Apr 25, 2022

Schoolgirls step in to represent Tokyo, Kyoto, and a surprise outsider for this surprising collection.

Japan
(COK • commercials • desserts • food • Gion Tsujiri • ice cream • Japanese commercials • kikyo shingen mochi • limited edition • marketing • matcha • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McShake • new • pies • shingen mochi • sweets • Tokyo Banana • video)

New “wet” potato chips revolutionise the snack industry in Japan

Oona McGee
Apr 25, 2022

Not in Japan to try them? We’ve got you covered with a hack to make wet chips at home, no matter where you are in the world!

Japan
(Calbee • COK • Japanese potato chips • K. Masami • potato chips • recipes • senbei • snacks • SNJO • SoraKitchen • weird potato chip flavors • weird snacks)

New McDonald’s burgers pay homage to an icon of the kaiju genre

Oona McGee
Apr 23, 2022

A favourite returns…with some surprising new ingredients.

Japan
(burgers • chicken • Chicken Tatsuta • COK • food • limited edition • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Mr. Sato • nanban chicken • new • SNJO • taste test • tokusatsu)

Japanese oden maker revolutionises the way we eat at home…with a few adjustments

Oona McGee
Apr 21, 2022

New kitchen gadget lets you live out your 7-Eleven oden dreams at home.

Japan
(COK • cooking gadgets • cool • drinks • gadgets • izakaya • kitchen gadgets • oden • review • SNJO)

How origami changed the life of a Japanese woman in the U.S.

Oona McGee
Apr 20, 2022

A lesson in how to overcome your fears and change your destiny.

Japan, USA
(cafes • cool • crafts • culture • expat • expat life • heartwarming • origami • paper craft • society • traditional Japanese craft • twitter • U.S. • United States)

Japan Rail apologises for discrimination “misunderstanding” with Russian sign

Oona McGee
Apr 20, 2022

Railway company’s dedication to customer service backfires, landing it in hot water instead.

Europe, Japan, Russia
(customer service • discrimination • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • JR East • news • Russia • Russian invasion of Ukraine • train stations • trains • twitter • Ukraine)

Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best tai sushi?【Taste test】

Oona McGee
Apr 19, 2022

Only one of these lucky fish uses a special and highly lauded preparation method.

Japan
(bream • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • fish • food • Hama Sushi • Kaitenzushi • Kappa Sushi • Kura Sushi • P.K. Sanjun • revolving sushi • sea bream • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • tai • taste test)

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