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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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Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home

• Oona McGee
  Apr 28, 2025
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Glow-in-the-dark forest creatures bring a smile to your dial at all times of the day and night.

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• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • interior • kodama • manga • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)

Family Mart serves up Japanese nostalgia with new frozen choco banana that’s a sell-out hit

• Oona McGee
  Apr 27, 2025

There’s more to this iced treat than first meets the eye.

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• Japan
• (banana • bananas • choco banana • chocolate banana • COK • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • festivals • food • food review • fruit • japanese banana • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • nostalgia • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Shimane’s hidden travel sites, where you can escape the crowds and enjoy traditional Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 26, 2025

Sake, shrines and onsen hot springs await you at beautiful destinations that are yet to be discovered by overseas tourists.

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• (accommodation • culture • hot spring • Japanese accommodation • off the beaten path • off the beaten track • onsen • retreats • ryokan • Shimane • shrines • spa • temples • tourism • tourist sites • tradition • travel)

Studio Ghibli unveils new anime hug pillow from Whisper of the Heart

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2025

From Shizuku’s lap in the anime world straight to your lap in the real world.

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• (anime • anime merchandise • anime pillows • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • hug pillow • huggie pillows • huggy pillow • manga • merchandise • Studio Ghibli • whisper of the heart)

Electric conveyor belt sushi kit brings the fun of a revolving sushi restaurant into your home

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2025

We put At-home Sushi Party goods from Japanese 300-yen store 3 Coins to the test.

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• (COK • conveyer belt sushi • Conveyor belt sushi • cooking • cool • food • gadgets • Japanese food • Japanese gadget • Kaitenzushi • restaurants • revolving sushi • seafood • sushi • sushi kit • technology • toys)

Godzilla hammer from Japan lets you smash nails like a kaiju

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2025

Modelled on Godzilla’s actual foot, scanned from the suit used in the 2001 film.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • crazy • Godzilla • hammer • hammers • kaiju • movies • tools)

Japan Super Budget Dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at beef bowl chain Matsuya?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2025

Eleven local recommendations for eating on the cheap at this famous restaurant chain.

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• Japan
• (beef bowl • beef bowl restaurant • beef bowls • cheap eats • COK • drinks • food • Japan super budget dining • Japanese food • Matsuya • restaurants • SNJO • sweets)

Are all Starbucks coffee sizes the same? Testing the viral video claim in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2025

Surely a Tall-sized coffee can’t fill a Venti to the brim…can it?

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• (coffee • COK • cups • drinks • goods • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • viral video)

Final visit to the last Cold Stone Creamery in Tokyo before it closes leaves us with a bad taste

• Oona McGee
  Apr 24, 2025

Could the demise of Cold Stone have been prevented in Japan if they’d done this earlier?

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• (COK • Cold Stone • Cold Stone Japan • foods • Harajuku • ice cream • swets)

The pros and cons of working from a Japanese hot spring inn

• Oona McGee
  Apr 24, 2025

Onsen ryokan stay leads to some surprising discoveries.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • Ahiruneko • COK • hot springs • hotels • inns • Japanese accommodation • onsen • ryokan • SNJO • tourism • travel • work from home • work in Japan)

7-Eleven adds U.S.A. orange chicken to its range in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 24, 2025

Can this convenience store chain give Panda Express a run for its money?

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chicken • COK • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • orange chicken • SNJO • taste test)

Studio Ghibli releases new My Neighbour Totoro furoshiki bag for Mother’s Day in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 24, 2025

Putting an anime twist on Japanese tradition.

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• (anime • bags • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • manga • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

American cookie store Pug opens a pop-up in Tokyo for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Apr 23, 2025

Bringing Boston cookies to Japan…with a twist.

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• (cafes • coffee • COK • cookies • cool • food • Japanese food • Miyashita Park • pug • restaurants • review • Shibuya • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)

How to make Japanese melon pan out of any type of bread

• Oona McGee
  Apr 23, 2025

Easy recipe turns even sliced bread and curry pan into this famous sweet snack.

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• (baked goods • bread • COK • crazy • easy recipes • food • Japanese food • Melon Pan • recipes • SNJO • sweet bread • sweets • Tokyo)

Nekojita Fufu: Cute cat robot cools your drinks, becomes a viral sensation online

• Oona McGee
  Apr 23, 2025

Japanese gadget now ready to be shipped around the world.

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• Japan
• (animals • cat tongue • cat's tongue • cats • crowdfunding • crowdfunding campaign • cute • cute goods • gadgets • Kibidango • Kickstarter • nekojita • Nekojita Fufu • new goods • news • sayings • Yukai Engineering)

Studio Ghibli now sells Totoro bubble blowers at its anime merchandise store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 22, 2025

My Bubble Totoro, complete with an instructional video on how to use them.

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• (anime • anime merchandise • bubble blowers • bubbles • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • My Neighbor Totoro • soap bubbles • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • toys)

Starbucks Japan launches new Chillax Soda drinks for summer

• Oona McGee
  Apr 22, 2025

Starbucks and chill.

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• Japan
• (Chillax Soda • drinks • fruit • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • news • soda • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • yuzu)

Studio Ghibli music boxes bring anime music from My Neighbour Totoro into your home

• Oona McGee
  Apr 21, 2025

Totoro and the Catbus take on the guise of musical figurines.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • manga • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

What’s the story behind the running boy mascot in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 21, 2025

“Emotional parking boy that can be used every day” is missing one vital thing.

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• Japan
• (anime characters • art • car park • characters • cool • cute • Japanese mascots • mascot characters • Mascots • parking • parking areas • parking lot • parking lots • regional characters • regional mascots • Shikoku • Tokushima)

Studio Ghibli releases My Neighbour Totoro rush pillows and mats to keep igusa culture alive

• Oona McGee
  Apr 20, 2025

Japanese countryside tradition brings forest bathing into your home.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • culture • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • igusa • manga • mats • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • pillows • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro • traditional craft)

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