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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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Muji Hotel Ginza: New accommodation in Tokyo takes Japanese minimalism to the next level
- Oona McGee
Apr 3, 2019 - Tweet
We step inside the huge new complex and bring you a walkthrough of every floor before it opens to the public.
- Japan
- (accommodation • Ginza • hotels • Japanese accommodation • minimalist • muji • Muji Diner • Muji Hotel • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin)
How to travel from Tokyo to Hiroshima by train for 500 yen
- Oona McGee
Apr 2, 2019
This secret Japan travel hack lets you travel huge distances for next to nothing.
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- Japan
- (Japanese trains • Seishun 18 • Seishun 18 Ticket • shinkansen • trains • travel • travel hack)
Top April Fools’ Day prank news stories from Japan
- Oona McGee
Apr 2, 2019
Edible watches, Nintendo characters and a handy Lego app all make an appearance on this year’s roundup of fantastic news we wish was true today.
- Japan
- (April fool • april fools • April Fools' Day • LOL • marketing • weird • wtf)
Japanese Shiba Inu runs a sweet potato stand, melts hearts everywhere
- Oona McGee
Apr 1, 2019
Hot potatoes selling like…hot potatoes, thanks to this friendly doge.
Anime lingerie takes a walk on the wild side with GeGeGe no Kitaro fundoshi from Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 30, 2019
This possessed cotton spirit will scare everyone away from your private parts.
- Japan
- (anime • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • fundoshi • Gegege no Kitaro • lingerie • Premium Bandai • underwear • yokai)
Spirited Away meals and merchandise coming to new Studio Ghibli exhibition in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Mar 28, 2019
Taste the magical world of My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away for a limited time!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • exhibitions • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • pop-up cafes • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo • Toshio Suzuki • Totoro • Yubaba)
Make sakura cherry blossoms fall with your hands at Tokyo Tower
- Oona McGee
Mar 28, 2019
A digital hanami experience like no other.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • digital art • hanami • naked • projection mapping • sakura • Tokyo • Tokyo Tower • travel • yozakura)
Lush Japan-exclusive bath bombs from Harajuku store coming to stores worldwide this spring
- Oona McGee
Mar 27, 2019
Bathe with some famous Japanese icons, including sushi, ninjas, and Godzilla.
- Japan
- (bath bombs • bathing • beauty • COK • cosmetics • cute • Harajuku • Kawaii • Lush • shopping • sushi)
The Japanese cosplayers and booth ladies from the Anime Japan 2019 convention in Tokyo 【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Mar 27, 2019
Anime-related companies/organizations across Japan and the world running their exhibitions, showing off displays, organizing sales, stages shows, and other events.
- Japan
- (anime • Anime Japan • beautiful women • booth babes • COK • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • SNOJ)
Coca-Cola Japan brings out a new design bottle exclusive to Okinawa
- Oona McGee
Mar 27, 2019
Famous sightseeing spots come together for a very special souvenir.
- Japan
- (art • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola bottles • Cola • design • drinks • marketing • Okinawa • soda • travel)
Visit top Kyoto sites and escape the crowds with new early-morning sakura sightseeing campaign
- Oona McGee
Mar 26, 2019
Experience a very different side to the city as part of the “Cherry Blossoms in the Morning” promotion.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • hanami • Kyoto • sakura • SNOJ • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
Shake Shack opens in Kyoto with exclusive matcha green tea treats
- Oona McGee
Mar 26, 2019
New menu items make use of Kyoto’s famous high-quality Uji matcha.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • desserts • fast food • green tea • hamburgers • Kyoto • matcha • Shake Shack • sweets • Uji)
Japanese toilet thrills motorsports fans at Suzuka F1 racing circuit highway service area【Video】
- Oona McGee
Mar 26, 2019
Pull in and surround yourself with the sights and sounds of racing cars at this very unique pit stop.
- Japan
- (F1 • Formula One • highways • Japanese toilets • Otohime • parking area • Public restrooms • restrooms • service area • Suzuka • suzuka circuit • Toilets)
Turn heads under the cherry blossoms with a sakura hat from Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 25, 2019
Pink hat perfectly resembles a traditional Japanese sakura sweet.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • cute • fashion • hanami • hats • Kawaii • LOL • pink • sakura • sakura 2019 • sakura mochi • sweets • Village Vanguard)
Sakura Japanese Sake KitKats combine rice wine and cherry blossoms for a sweet hanami experience
- Oona McGee
Mar 22, 2019
Sakura-flavoured KitKats now come with 0.07 percent alcohol.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • chocolates • hanami • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • KitKat • nihonshu • sake • sakura • souvenirs)
We try the new Starbucks Classic Tiramisu Frappuccino from Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 22, 2019
Coffee-soaked sponge pieces are just one of the many reasons to fall in love with this new dessert beverage.
- Japan
- (Beverages • coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Sakura report 2019: Cherry blossom season officially declared in Tokyo!
- Oona McGee
Mar 21, 2019
Hanami season began today in the capital, giving us a better idea of when to expect the glorious full bloom period.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • hanami • hyoujun-ki • Japan Meteorological Agency • sakura • sakura 2019 • sakura forecast • sakura forecast 2019 • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel • Yasukuni • Yasukuni Jinja • Yasukuni Shrine)
Mister Donut releases new matcha doughnuts with Kyoto green tea specialists Gion Tsujiri
- Oona McGee
Mar 21, 2019
Taste Japan’s esteemed matcha tradition in this new limited-edition collection.
- Japan
- (donuts • doughnuts • Gion Tsujiri • green tea • Kyoto • matcha • Mister Donut • Misudo • sweets)
Sakura report 2019: First cherry blossoms begin to bloom in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Mar 20, 2019
Cherry blossom season has officially arrived in Japan!
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • hanami • hyoujun-ki • Japan Meteorological Agency • sakura • sakura 2019 • sakura forecast • sakura forecast 2019 • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel • Yasukuni • Yasukuni Jinja • Yasukuni Shrine)
Starbucks Japan adds new sakura cherry blossom items to its You Are Here Collection
- Oona McGee
Mar 20, 2019
Plus a Mt Fuji notebook and two adorable plush “bear-istas” dressed in kimono.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • drinks • drinkware • hanami • pink • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • You Are Here)
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