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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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Churros at Japanese family restaurant chain are designed to enslave you

• Oona McGee
  Nov 24, 2024
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Dip churros are now on the menu, and they’ve got everyone hooked.

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• (churros • COK • desserts • family restaurants • Gusto • Mariko Ohanabatake • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world

• Oona McGee
  Nov 24, 2024

Little Forest Cookie Can is like eating a page out of a storybook.

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• (animals • autumn • bears • COK • comori • cookies • desserts • forest • Kyoto • sweets)

7-Eleven Japan releases fukubukuro lucky bags filled with convenience store surprises

• Oona McGee
  Nov 23, 2024

Cute details that konbini lovers will go mad for.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • combini • convenience stores • cool • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • SNJO)

Japanese convenience store chain adds Neo Wagashi sweets to its lineup

• Oona McGee
  Nov 23, 2024

Family Mart turns tradition on its head with a new take on two well-known Japanese sweets.

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• Japan
• (COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • daifuku • dorayaki • Family mart • food • Japanese sweets • konbini • matcha • SNJO • sweets • taste test • wagashi)

Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans

• Oona McGee
  Nov 22, 2024

Totoro and Jiji star in this exclusive new collection.

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• Japan
• (anime • cardigans • clothes • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • shop • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

How merry is Starbucks Japan’s new Merry Cream holiday Frappuccino?

• Oona McGee
  Nov 22, 2024

We find out if the festive cream is worth all the calories.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2024 • COK • desserts • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • K. Masami • limited edition • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • taste test)

Japanese mochi tasting flight has roots in samurai dining culture

• Oona McGee
  Nov 22, 2024

A new take on honzen ryori in the holy land of mochi.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • Genbikei • Ichinoseki • iwate prefecture • Japanese food • michi no eki • mochi • restaurants • rice • rice cake • SNJO • travel • unique)

Is the Grimace shake worth the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Nov 22, 2024

We find out if this limited-edition beverage is as good as everyone says it is.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • commercials • drinks • fast food • food • Grimace • Grimace Shake • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McShake • milkshake • review • shake • shakes • SNJO • taste test)

Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season

• Oona McGee
  Nov 22, 2024

Collection includes limited-edition Stanley cups and a rhinestone tumbler with an eye-watering price tag. 

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• (Christmas • Christmas 2024 • drinkware • glasses • holidays • limited edition • mugs • shop • shopping • Stanley • Stanley cup • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tumblers)

Krispy Kreme releases new zodiac doughnuts for the Year of the Snake in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2024

Be charmed by the power of the snake…and some new fukubukuro lucky bags. 

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • sweets • year of the snake • Zodiac)

Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2024

Japanese rice specialist turns the Whopper on its head, but was it worth it?

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• Japan
• (Burger King • burgers • COK • cool • fast food • food • hamburgers • Kyoto • Kyoto Whopper • limited edition • sandwiches • SNJO • taste test • weird • whopper)

Forbidden area at Japanese mountaintop shrine opens to the public for first time in 400 years

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2024

Be one of the first outsiders in centuries to enter this secret sacred area.

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• Japan
• (amazing • architecture • COK • culture • japanese architecture • Japanese shrine • Shizuoka • shogun • shogunate • shrine • shrines • SNJO • Tokugawa Ieyasu • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Domino’s erupts with a 1kg Cheese Volcano in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 20, 2024

We find out if this monstrosity tastes as cheesy as it looks.  

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• Japan
• (cheese • COK • crazy • Domino's • Domino's Japan • Domino's Pizza Japan • food • limited edition • pizza • review • SNJO • taste test • volcano • Volcano PIzza • weird food)

Starbucks Japan unveils second Holiday Frappuccino for 2024

• Oona McGee
  Nov 20, 2024

A “thrilling beverage” to get you in the holiday mood.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2024 • cute • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Starbucks adds gingerbread cookies to its holiday lineup in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 19, 2024

An adorable drinking partner that pairs well with a gingerbread latte.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2024 • COK • cookies • desserts • drinks • Frappuccino • gingerbread • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • taste test)

Kura Sushi adds new cake party train to conveyor belts at select restaurants

• Oona McGee
  Nov 19, 2024

The perfect way for sushi lovers to celebrate a birthday.

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• Japan
• (Bikurapon Plus • Bikurapon! • capsule toys • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • Kaitenzushi • Kura Sushi • Kurazushi • restaurants • revolving sushi • seafood • sushi • tourist site • tourists • traditional Japan)

Best all-you-can-eat okonomiyaki in Japan? Restaurant chain serves up a feast for under $14

• Oona McGee
  Nov 18, 2024

There are good reasons why this is the largest okonomiyaki chain in Japan.

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• Japan
• (COK • Dohtonbori • food • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • okonomiyaki • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test)

Snuggle up to a Japanese Shiba Inu that looks real but is actually a cute hot water bottle cover

• Oona McGee
  Nov 18, 2024

A sweet and cuddly way to stay warm this winter. 

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • cushions • cute • dogs • Felissimo • hot water bottle • interior • Kawaii • pets • Shiba Inu • shopping • shops)

Turn clear files into works of art with cleverly designed Japanese scroll

• Oona McGee
  Nov 17, 2024

Make your anime crush the centre of attention with this unique new product. 

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• Japan
• (anime • art • clear files • clever • cute • Felissimo • interior • Japanese art • Japanese scroll • manga • scrolls • shop • shopping • wall scrolls)

Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge

• Oona McGee
  Nov 16, 2024

A touching memory that’ll last a lifetime. 

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• Japan
• (beautiful • COK • Cuckoo Dango • dango • Flying Dango • Hana Yori Dango • Iwate • Japanese sweets • Mountains • nature • off the beaten path • outdoors • SNJO • sweets • tourist sites • travel • unique • unusual • weird)

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