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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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New adults go wild at Seijinshiki Coming-of-Age ceremony in Kitakyushu, Japan 【Photos】

Oona McGee
Jan 13, 2026
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This celebration throws everything you thought you knew about Japanese culture out the window.

Japan
(bosozoku • coming of age • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • cosplay • culture • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kitakyushu • seijinshiki • SNJO • society • Yankee • youth)

Starbucks Japan releases new popcorn Frappuccino at one special location

Oona McGee
Jan 12, 2026

Popcorn with espresso is the new must-try drink of the year.

Japan
(coffee • drinks • espresso • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • opera cake • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve • Starbucks Reserve Cafe)

What’s inside Starbucks Japan’s fukubukuro lucky bag for 2026?

Oona McGee
Jan 11, 2026

A bundle so sought after we had to resort to unprecedented methods to get one.

Japan
(drinks • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2026 • Lucky Bag 2026 • Lucky Bags • new year • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks Japan releases new Frappuccino and latte for Valentine’s Day

Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2026

This limited-edition romance is said to be deeply delicious.

Japan
(cacao • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Valentine's Day)

Top Japanese cosplayer Enako returns to Comiket after 6 years, creates mayhem with admirers

Oona McGee
Jan 7, 2026

The infamous Enako Ring turns into a road as fans swarm venue to catch a glimpse of her.

Japan
(C107 • COK • Comiket • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • Re:Zero • Re:Zero−Starting Life in Another World • Rem • SNJO)

Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Horse

Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2026

2026 nengajo drawing comes with a never-before-seen photo of the legendary anime director.

Japan
(anime • art • Ghibli • happy new year • Hayao Miyazaki • heartwarming • Japanese New Year • nengajo • new year • New Year 2026 • new year cards • new year's 2026 • New Year's Day • Studio Ghibli)

The best Starbucks Japan Frappuccinos we want to drink again in 2026

Oona McGee
Jan 2, 2026

A round-up of the best limited-edition drinks Starbucks served up in Japan this past year.

Japan
(coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks Japan releases new zodiac chilled cup drink for 2026

Oona McGee
Dec 23, 2025

Limited-edition drink celebrates the Year of the Horse with gorgeous Japanese details.

Japan
(chilled cup • drinks • latte • new year • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Year of the Horse • Zodiac)

Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan

Oona McGee
Dec 21, 2025

Essential pointers to ensure you get your coffee without missing your train.

Japan
(bullet trains • cafes • coffee • cool • drinks • Japanese trains • Shin-Yokohama • shinkansen • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokaido Shinkansen • trains • travel • Yokohama)

Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?

Oona McGee
Dec 20, 2025

Forest bathing adds unique Japanese charm to this special location in Osaka.

Japan
(cafes • coffee • drinks • forest bathing • Osaka • shinrinyoku • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

7-Eleven now sells rice burgers in Japan, blurring the line between fast and convenience store food

Oona McGee
Dec 17, 2025

Are these two new varieties good enough to take on the fast food game?

Japan
(7-Eleven • aged brown rice • brown rice • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • healthy food • healthy snack • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • Nekase Genmai • onigiri • rice • rice balls • rice burger • rice burgers)

7-Eleven Japan now sells…matcha burritos?!?

Oona McGee
Dec 16, 2025

Well, this is a convenience store find we never saw coming.

Japan
(7-Eleven • burrito • burritos • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • green tea • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • matcha • SNJO • viral • weird food)

How to get your money’s worth at an all-you-can-eat crepe challenge in Japan

Oona McGee
Dec 14, 2025

Local hack will have you eating more crepes than you ever thought possible.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • all-you-can-eat crepes • COK • crepe • crepes • food • food hacks • hack • SNJO • sweets • Yokohama)

Kyoto samurai house wants to share its history of seppuku, torture and gold coins with visitors

Oona McGee
Dec 12, 2025

If these walls could talk, they would probably scream.

Japan
(cool • culture • Edo period • Former Maekawa Residence • history • Kyoto • samurai • SNJO • tourists sites • travel)

7-Eleven Japan has a hack for creating insanely delicious potato chip rice meals

Oona McGee
Dec 11, 2025

A new product so good it’ll likely go viral.

Japan
(7-Eleven • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store hack • convenience stores • cool • food • hack • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • potato chips • rice • SNJO • trends • viral)

What’s at the top of this giant escalator in Japan?

Oona McGee
Dec 10, 2025

A chance discovery leads to a surprise at the end of the tunnel.

Japan
(bathhouse • driving • escalator • escalators • expressway • expressways • hot spring • hot springs • parking area • parking areas • sento • skiing • skiing in Japan • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Dagashiya Ahiru Shop is a hidden gem for Japanese snacks lovers

Oona McGee
Dec 10, 2025

Mysterious warehouse is a secret destination that’s yet to be discovered by overseas tourists.

Japan
(Chiba • children • COK • dagashi • dagashiya • hidden gem • Japanese sweets • nostalgia • shops • snacks • SNJO • sweets)

Has China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning shortened queues at this Ichiran ramen restaurant in Tokyo?

Oona McGee
Dec 9, 2025

Shinjuku locations present a different side to the story that made international headlines.

Japan
(Chinese tourists • COK • food • Ichiran • Japanese food • Noodles • ramen • ramen restaurants • restaurants • SNJO • tonkotsu ramen • tourism • tourists • travel)

What’s inside the McDonald’s Japan fukubukuro lucky bag for 2026?

Oona McGee
Dec 9, 2025

Join us as we take a pre-sale sneak peek at what the brand will be serving up for lucky customers at New Year.

Japan
(Big Mac • cool • fast food • food • Francfranc • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2026 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag 2026 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2026 • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • merchandise • SNJO)

Viral 3D ice creams land in Japan… but are they worth the hype?

Oona McGee
Dec 7, 2025

Trendy desserts arrive at supermarkets and convenience stores, so we find out if they’re worth your yen.

Japan
(3D ice cream • 3D ice creams • 7-Eleven • convenience stores • fruit • ice cream • ice creams • Japanese convenience stores • Mr. Sato • SNJO • social media • sweets • viral)

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