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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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We try a curry milkshake at Mos Burger Japan 【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Sep 17, 2019 - Tweet
Japanese fast food chain assures us that spicy thickshakes are awesome…but are they really?
- Japan
- (COK • curry • drinks • fast food • food • milkshakes • Mos Burger • restaurants • SNJO)
Weathering with You anime exhibition coming to Tokyo with special cafe menu items
- Oona McGee
Sep 17, 2019
Treat yourself to the taste of a glorious rain-flecked Makoto Shinkai movie.
- Japan
- (anime • cafes • exhibitions • Makoto Shinkai • movies • Tenki no Ko • themed restaurants • Weathering with You • your name.)
Tokyo Game Show 2019: The best Japanese cosplayers from Day 1 of TGS【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Sep 15, 2019
Plus, we get to try a playable demo from Final Fantasy VII Remake and Atelier Ryza.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • manga • SNJO • TGS 2019 • Tokyo Game Show • Tokyo Game Show 2019)
Japanese high school students build crazy wooden roller coaster at school festival【Video】
- Oona McGee
Sep 15, 2019
Yes, the slide is built on school desks stacked on top of each other, but that just makes the ride even more thrilling.
- Japan
- (high school • high school students • Japanese high school • Japanese schools • Japanese students • roller coasters • school festival • schools • videos)
Japan now has a giant pizza sandwich called Meat Mountain, packed with 18 different types of meat
- Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2019
A mountain we can definitely conquer.
Keanu Reeves speaks Japanese to Cyberpunk 2077 fans at Tokyo Game Show【Video】
- Oona McGee
Sep 13, 2019
The only thing better than hearing Keanu say “Wake up samurai” is hearing him say it in Japanese.
- Japan
- (celebrities • cyberpunk • Cyberpunk 2077 • gamers • gaming • Hideo Kojima • hollywood • keanu • Keanu Reeves • TGS • Tokyo Game Show • Tokyo Game Show 2019 • video games)
New Yuzu Sake KitKat combines Japanese rice wine with a zesty local citrus
- Oona McGee
Sep 12, 2019
Now there’s a new alcoholic KitKat to add to our souvenir wishlist.
- Japan
- (chocolate • food • Hidetoshi Nakata • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • KitKat • KitKats • Nestle • Nestle Japan • sake • sweets • yuzu • yuzushu)
Keanu Reeves gets a ninja lesson with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at John Wick 3 premiere in Japan
- Oona McGee
Sep 11, 2019
Find someone who looks at you the way Keanu looks at this Japanese singer when she gives him flowers.
- Japan
- (celebrities • COK • hollywood • John Wick 3 • keanu • Keanu Reeves • Kyary Pamyu Pamyu • movies • Parabellum • SNO)
Want to boost your ego? Head to the new Homeru “Praise” Bar in Osaka
- Oona McGee
Sep 6, 2019
Good-looking staff promise to identify your good points and shower you with compliments as you unwind after a long day.
- Japan
- (alcohol • bars • food • food and drink • izakaya • Osaka • restaurants • sakaba • themed restaurants)
Apple coke is here! World-first flavour exclusive to Coca-Cola Japan
- Oona McGee
Sep 6, 2019
Never-before seen flavour coming to stores nationwide this autumn.
New Japanese KitKats capture the flavour of a busy port city
- Oona McGee
Sep 6, 2019
Yokohama now has its very own KitKat based on a famous local sweet souvenir.
- Japan
- (chocolate • chocolates • COK • food • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • KitKats • mint • Nestle • SNO • sweets)
Learn how to make sushi with a professional Japanese sushi chef in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Sep 3, 2019
Because there’s no better souvenir than taking a skill home with you.
- Japan
- (COK • Japanese restaurants • restaurants • SNO • sushi • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
Starbucks Hong Kong adds new bunny mugs and cups to its mid-autumn drinkware range
- Oona McGee
Sep 3, 2019
September is the month to celebrate the rabbit on the moon.
- Japan
- (animals • bunnies • COK • cute • design • drinks • Harvest Moon • merchandise • rabbits • shopping • Starbucks)
Green Apple Jelly v Baked Pink Apple: The Starbucks Frappuccino showdown we’ve been waiting for
- Oona McGee
Sep 2, 2019
We taste the tart and sweet flavours taking over Starbucks Japan this autumn.
Gekkeikan releases new alcohol-free Japanese daiginjo sake
- Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2019
Ever wanted to enjoy the taste of premium Japanese rice wine without the alcohol? Now you can!
- Japan
- (alcohol • alcohol-free • COK • drinks • Gekkeikan • Japanese rice wine • Kyoto • new • sake • zero alcohol)
Starbucks turns its milk packs into notebooks with popular Japanese stationery brand
- Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2019
Global coffeehouse chain sets out on a sustainable journey in Japan.
- Japan
- (cafes • COK • drinks • eco • environment • environmentally friendly • merchandise • notebooks • recycling • shopping • Starbucks)
Automatic cat feeder is no match for this clever kitty【Video】
- Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2019
Cat reaches genius level on automatic animal feeder while its hooman is away.
Japanese samurai sword ice cream crafted by master swordsmith from famous katana town of Seki
- Oona McGee
Aug 28, 2019
This mythical sword with non-melting abilities will kill your thirst and replenish your spirit.
Japan Travel: Mysterious landscape found near a park with severed heads
- Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2019
Escape to a world that appears to be from another dimension.
- Japan
- (art • COK • funny • LOL • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • travel • weird • wtf • Yamaguchi • Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Test your knowledge of Japanese convenience stores with this katakana puzzle
- Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2019
There’s a trick to this riddle that’s staring you right in the eyes.
- Japan
- (convenience stores • Katakana • konbini • language • language learning • learning japanese • twitter)
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