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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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Japan’s new “Takoyaki? Burger” reimagines takoyaki for the fast food world

• Oona McGee
  Apr 15, 2022
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“Huh? Takoyaki?!” is the perfect tagline for this weird new offering.

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• (burgers • COK • Dom Dom Burger • DomDom • fast food • food • Japanese food • sandwich • SNJO • takoyaki • taste test)

We try Starbucks Japan’s new tongue-twister Frappuccino

• Oona McGee
  Apr 14, 2022

The taste of a Japanese summer festival in a cup!

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• (bananas • chocolate banana • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

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

• Oona McGee
  Apr 14, 2022

Scallops step up to the plate in our latest sushi showdown.

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• (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Hama Sushi • Kaitenzushi • Kappa Sushi • Kura Sushi • P.K. Sanjun • revolving sushi • scallops • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • taste test)

Takoyaki sushi rolls at popular Japanese chain take California rolls to a whole new level

• Oona McGee
  Apr 12, 2022

It’s not the only weird sushi this conveyor belt restaurant has created. 

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• (california roll • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Japanese food • Kaitenzushi • Kura Sushi • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi • takoyaki • taste test • weird • wtf)

The one place in Japan where you can buy epic, super-long dango sweets

• Oona McGee
  Apr 12, 2022

Sword-like sweets take the phrase “hana yori dango” to a whole new level.

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• (COK • dango • food • Fukuoka • Hana Yori Dango • Japanese sweets • mitarashi dango • sakura • souvenirs • sweets • wow • wtf)

Mother and son duo dancing beneath the sakura trees will bring a smile to your day

• Oona McGee
  Apr 12, 2022

Viral video from Japan proves you’re never too old to pop and lock. 

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• (cherry blossoms • cute • dance • dancing • family • hanami • heartwarming • mother and son • mothers • sakura • twitter • videos • viral video)

Starbucks Japan’s tongue-twister Frappuccino aims to bring smiles for summer…outside of summer

• Oona McGee
  Apr 8, 2022

Starbucks starts setting the seasons according to its own calendar.

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• (bananas • chocolate banana • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Bowl or chopsticks: Which one should you pick up first?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 8, 2022

An introduction to the finer details of Japanese dining etiquette.

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• Japan
• (bowls • chopsticks • eating • etiquette • food • Japanese etiquette • Japanese food • Japanese meals • manners • Miso • miso soup • restaurants • sankaku tabe • teishoku)

What’s the real reason for the ‘floating’ 3-D signs at Haneda Airport?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 6, 2022

Ignore these pop-up signs at your own peril!

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• (art • COK • Haneda Airport • Japanese train stations • Keikyu • signs • SNJO • Tokyo • train stations • trick art • weird • wow • wtf)

Japan’s most popular beers, according to 70 million customers

• Oona McGee
  Apr 5, 2022

Is your favourite Japanese beer on the list?

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• (Asahi Super Dry • beer • beers • COK • drinking • drinks • happoshu • Japanese beer • Kirin • ranking • Sapporo Beer • shinjanru • Suntory • survey)

Move aside hot dogs, the Tempura Udon Dog is here, and it’s amazing

• Oona McGee
  Apr 4, 2022

This Japanese fusion dog dares to go where most fear to tread. 

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• (bread • COK • eating • food • hot dogs • Ikebukuro • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • tempura • Tokyo • udon)

How many otaku penlights do you need to survive a blackout in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 3, 2022

Light up the darkness with a little love from your idol. 

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • culture • experiment • glow sticks • idol • Idols • lighting • otaku • penlights • SNJO • Touken Ranbu • weird)

Burger King roasts McDonald’s with cryptic message on poster jabbing huge new store in Akihabara

• Oona McGee
  Apr 1, 2022

Longstanding tongue-in-cheek rivalry between chains continues in Tokyo’s otaku mecca.

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• (Akihabara • Burger King • burgers • fast food • food • funny • hamburgers • Japanese • marketing • McDonald's • posters • twitter)

McDonald’s pink pie vs. KFC pink pie: Which one does it better?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 31, 2022

Two very different takes on springtime in Japan.

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• (apple pie • cherry blossoms • COK • desserts • food • KFC • KFC Japan • limited edition • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • pies • sakura • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

What’s it like to eat an enormous panda onigiri rice ball that weighs over two pounds?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 31, 2022

This cute animal comes with four different surprise fillings.

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• Japan
• (animals • bento • COK • cute • food • Kawaii • Kitchen DIVE • new • onigiri • pandas • rice balls • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • Ueno • weird)

Blackboards in the west, hallways in the north: Japanese school layouts spark discussion online

• Oona McGee
  Mar 30, 2022

Are all Japanese schools designed the same way???

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• (architecture • buildings • design • elementary school • high school • Japanese schools • Japanese students • junior high school • schools • students • twitter)

New Studio Ghibli clock pays homage to anime soot sprites at the museum

• Oona McGee
  Mar 29, 2022

Beautiful timepiece comes with an equally beautiful backstory. 

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• Japan
• (anime • clocks • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • soot sprites • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki • Totoro)

Where to find the Great Floating Buddha of Ikebukuro

• Oona McGee
  Mar 29, 2022

Tokyo ward known for its otaku culture holds a hidden gem not many people know about.

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• (Buddha • Buddhism • COK • cool • crazy • culture • daibutsu • Great Buddha • Ikebukuro • religion • SNJO • temples • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • weird)

Bathe in poop with Japan’s latest weirdly wonderful bath bomb

• Oona McGee
  Mar 29, 2022

Move aside unicorns, it’s time for human poo to take the spotlight in the bathtub.

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• Japan
• (bath bombs • bathing • baths • cute • Kawaii • poo • poo emoji • poop • poop emoji • products • unko • weird)

How not to bathe at a public bathing facility in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 29, 2022

Four annoying behaviours commonly seen amongst men at the onsen and sento.

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• Japan
• (COK • etiquette • manners • onsen • public bath • Public bathing • public baths • sauna • sento • SNJO)

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