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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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Secret tent onsen in the forest is one of the most unusual hot springs in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 12, 2024
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A unique outdoor experience, where you pay for your bath by the litre.

Japan
(bathing • COK • cool • hot springs • Masanuki Sunakoma • onsen • outdoor baths • Panthalassa no Umi Ashikaga Onsen • rotenburo • SNJO • Tochigi • tourism • travel)

Studio Ghibli releases Ponyo donburi bowl to bring anime ramen to life

Oona McGee
Jul 12, 2024

Japanese tableware brings us one step closer to tasting anime food in the real world.

Japan
(anime • anime food • anime shop • bowls • cool • cute • donburi • Donguri Kyowakoku • food • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese food • merchandise • Ponyo • ramen • shopping • Studio Ghibli • tableware)

10 things you should buy at 7-Eleven in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 11, 2024

Celebrate 7-Eleven Day with these surprise finds at the convenience store.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • marketing • SNJO)

Starbucks Japan adds a new Love & Peach Frappuccino to its menu for summer

Oona McGee
Jul 11, 2024

Spreading peach and love to the masses, but only for a limited time.

Japan
(COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Peach • peaches • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)

Japan’s smallest Toshogu Shrine: A tiny wonder with a big samurai connection

Oona McGee
Jul 10, 2024

An ancient palace still wields its magic in a residential backstreet hidden from tourists.

Japan
(Chiba • COK • cool • Funabashi • religion • samurai • secret Japan • shrines • smallest shrine • SNJO • Tokugawa • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Toshogu • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Studio Ghibli unveils My Neighbour Totoro miniature house model

Oona McGee
Jul 10, 2024

Tiny replica includes lights, Soot Sprites, Totoros, and the kitchen and bathroom from the movie!

Japan
(anime • anime shop • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • house • Kusakabe • merchandise • miniature model • models • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • shopping • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli releases fluffy My Neighbour Totoro T-shirts that’ll have you touching your chest all day long

Oona McGee
Jul 9, 2024

New flocked designs created by a skilled craftsman.

Japan
(anime • anime merchandise • art • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • shopping • souvenirs • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Cup Noodles Campfire S’mores puts a weird new twist on instant ramen

Oona McGee
Jul 8, 2024

New limited-edition flavour billed as the “campiest” yet.

Japan, USA
(awesome • cool • crazy • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • s'mores • S'mores ramen • Walmart • weird)

Japanese curry restaurant at Shinjuku Station is like stepping into a time machine

Oona McGee
Jul 7, 2024

Experience Tokyo dining the way it used to be, at an eatery loved by locals.

Japan
(COK • cool • food • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • restaurants • retro • review • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • shopping • SNJO • stations)

New hotel with Osaka Castle view is one of the best places to stay in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 6, 2024

Historic views with modern amenities…and an amazing bar and restaurant.

Japan
(accommodation • COK • DoubleTree by Hilton • Hilton • hotels • Osaka • Osaka Castle • SNJO • tourist sites • travel)

Kyoto’s Tofukuji temple opens secret area above Sanmon Gate to the public

Oona McGee
Jul 6, 2024

This section of the gate is usually off-limits to tourists, but you can now view its hidden gems.

Japan
(Buddhism • Buddhist temple • COK • Kyoto • National Treasure • SNJO • temples • Tofukuji • tourism • tourist site • tourist sites • travel)

Unko Museum Tokyo holds a Japanese poo festival in Odaiba

Oona McGee
Jul 5, 2024

A scat twist on a Japanese festival.

Japan
(cool • events • festivals • fun • funny • hanami • Japanese festivals • Japanese summer festival • Matsuri • natsu matsuri • news • poo • summer • summer events • summer festival • Tokyo • unko • Unko Museum)

Mister Donut releases Minion doughnuts in Japan!

Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2024

First-ever Minions collaboration arrives just in time for Despicable Me 4.

Japan
(COK • cool • cute • Despicable Me 4 • donuts • food • Minions • Mister Donut • movies • Pon De Ring • sweets)

Starbucks Japan adds a Love and Peach Frappuccino to its menu for a limited time

Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2024

A new summertime drink, designed to look and taste like a ripe peach.

Japan
(drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Peach • peaches • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets)

Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle tapestry unveiled in Japan for first time

Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2024

The imagination of Hayao Miyazaki, captured in tapestry, can now be viewed by the public for a limited time.

Japan
(anime • art • Aubusson • Cité internationale de la tapisserie • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • france • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Hiroshima • Howl's Moving Castle • Intangible Cultural Heritage • International Tapestry Museum • museums • Studio Ghibli • tapestries • tapestry • UNESCO • weaving)

Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki’s films now available in DVD and Blu-ray sets with extras

Oona McGee
Jul 3, 2024

From Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro to The Boy and The Heron, these sets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

Japan
(anime • art • Blu-ray • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • DVD • dvds • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • news • posters • soundtracks • Studio Ghibli • The Boy and the Heron)

Studio Ghibli releases My Neighbour Totoro range showcasing traditional Japanese craftsmanship

Oona McGee
Jul 2, 2024

Blending anime with centuries-old design.

Japan
(anime • art • bags • cool • culture • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese traditional crafts • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pouches • shop • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • tradition • traditional craft • traditional patterns)

Pizza Hut Japan now sells…grilled cheese ramen?!?

Oona McGee
Jul 2, 2024

Secret menu item makes us rethink what’s possible at this pizza chain.

Japan
(COK • crazy • food • Noodles • pizza • Pizza Hut • Pizza Hut Japan • Pizza Hut Melts • ramen • review • secret menu • SNJO • taste test • weird)

McDonald’s adds a Mint Chocolate Oreo Frappe to its menu in Japan for a limited time

Oona McGee
Jul 1, 2024

It’s a Choc Mint Party, and we’re all invited!

Japan
(choc mint • commercials • drinks • fast food • food • frappe • Japanese commercials • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mint • mint chocolate • new • news • Oreo • Suzu Hirose • sweets • Tomohisa Yamashita • Yamapi)

Is Starbucks Japan’s new Frappuccino better than the 7-Eleven smoothie?

Oona McGee
Jun 30, 2024

Two icons go head-to-head, but one is a poor man’s strawberry.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • bananas • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)

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