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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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Krispy Kreme Japan unveils new doughnuts filled with…cheese?
- Oona McGee
May 19, 2024 - Tweet
Say hello to the Cheerful Cheese! collection.
- Japan
- (cheese • Cheesecake • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • tiramisu)
McDonald’s Happy Meals in Japan now come with Shinkansen robots
- Oona McGee
May 18, 2024
Transforming Shinkalion mecha put the happy in Happy Meal.
- Japan
- (anime • bullet trains • character • COK • cool • cute • Happy Meal • Happy Meal toys • Happy Meals • Japanese trains • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Shinkalion • shinkansen • SNJO • Takara Tomy • toys • trains)
Starbucks releases an official green tea chai latte with special Japanese ingredients
- Oona McGee
May 18, 2024
Forget Baby Yoda, go the full Yoda with this unprecedented matcha drink.
- Japan
- (Baby Yoda • cafes • chai • chai latte • drinks • Frappuccinos • green tea • Japanese Frappuccinos • matcha • matcha chai • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Tea & Cafe • sweets • tea)
Japanese public toilet tours become popular with foreign tourists in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
May 17, 2024
Perfect Days and The Tokyo Toilet project see Shibuya’s public restrooms awash with visitors.
- Japan
- (architecture • art • COK • cool • Japanese restrooms • Japanese toilets • movies • Perfect Days • public restroom • public toilets • restroom • Shibuya • SNJO • The Tokyo Toilet • Toilets • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)
Starbucks Japan’s new Matcha Frappuccino: Brilliant beverage or drink disaster?
- Oona McGee
May 16, 2024
It looks like it contains apples, but it actually doesn’t.
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • green tea • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • matcha • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • strawberry • sweets • taste test)
Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area: Peter Pan’s Never Land has the best ride of all
- Oona McGee
May 16, 2024
An attraction so good it’ll rival Space Mountain!
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • Disney • DisneySea • Fantasy Springs • food • frozen • Never Land • Peter Pan • Peter Pan's Neverland • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • Tokyo DisneySea)
New vending machines at Shinjuku Station emit scent, play projection mapping with your purchase
- Oona McGee
May 16, 2024
The Bench has the most exciting, futuristic vending machines in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • drinks • futuristic • hi-tech • Japanese vending machines • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • shopping • SNJO • stations • trains • vending machine • vending machines • weird)
Kusaki Marino: A Japanese family restaurant where you bow your head and enter like a samurai
- Oona McGee
May 14, 2024
Through a tiny door, no less.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • family restaurant • family restaurants • food • Japanese food • Kanto • Kusaki Marino • Masanuki Sunakoma • Noodles • restaurants • review • samurai • SNJO • Tochigi • traditional)
Starbucks releases a new Matcha Frappuccino in Japan with a pun behind its creation
- Oona McGee
May 14, 2024
A special fruity green tea drink that’ll only be on the menu for a very limited time.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • green tea • Japanese Frappuccinos • matcha • puns • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • strawberry)
Fried Pokémon: Tokyo restaurant serves up an unusual dish【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
May 13, 2024
Pikachu…is that you?
- Japan
- (Akihabara • chicken • COK • food • fried chicken • Kanda • karaage • Pokemon • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo)
New bento bread makes us rethink sandwiches…and Japanese bentos
- Oona McGee
May 11, 2024
Local bread specialist pushes the boat out with a surprising addition to their store.
- Japan
- (bento • bento bread • bread • COK • food • food souvenirs • Japan travel • japanese bento • Japanese bread • local specialties • Noppo • Noppo Pan • noriben • Shizuoka • sightseeing • SNJO • souvenirs • Takuya Inaba • taste test • travel • weird)
Tokyo DisneySea’s Frozen Kingdom: Elsa’s home at Fantasy Springs has a surprising attraction
- Oona McGee
May 10, 2024
Japan-exclusive Disney zone is a place where you can let it go.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • Disney • DisneySea • Fantasy Springs • food • frozen • Frozen Kingdom • Peter Pan's Neverland • Rapunzel's Forest • restaurants • SNJO • Tangled • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • Tokyo DisneySea)
Starbucks Japan’s new Wimbledon Frappuccino is twice as nice with this secret customisation hack
- Oona McGee
May 10, 2024
Best of all, this customisation is absolutely free!
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)
Studio Ghibli releases art crystal puzzles and folding umbrellas for rainy season in Japan
- Oona McGee
May 9, 2024
New line of products has us looking forward to rainy days.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • anime merchandise • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • puzzles • shopping • shops • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • umbrellas)
Sushi Ramen restaurant serves up the best of both worlds in one epic Japanese meal
- Oona McGee
May 9, 2024
A tip-off from a local opens the door to a wonderful way to feed our desire for Japanese food.
- Japan
- (COK • food • Japanese food • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • review • SNJO • sushi • sushi restaurant • taste test • Yokohama)
Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area reveals the beauty of Rapunzel’s Forest
- Oona McGee
May 9, 2024
A pre-opening look at the new US$2 billion expansion, including the rides and yes — Disney food!
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • Disney • DisneySea • Fantasy Springs • food • frozen • Frozen Kingdom • Peter Pan's Neverland • Rapunzel's Forest • restaurants • SNJO • Tangled • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • Tokyo DisneySea)
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
- Oona McGee
May 8, 2024
Stay hydrated with anime characters that love outdoor excursions.
- Japan
- (anime • bottles • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinkware • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • mugs • My Neighbor Totoro • shopping • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • tumblers)
Starbucks Japan sells a paper tote bag that looks like a free bag…so should you buy it?
- Oona McGee
May 6, 2024
When a paper bag becomes a fashion statement.
- Japan
- (bags • COK • cool • cute • Kraft • Mai Tsubomi • merchandise • shopping • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo • tote bags)
Tokyo sweets store sells beautiful soft serve ice creams that look like works of art
- Oona McGee
May 6, 2024
We try the edibile flowers that everyone’s talking about right now, and let you know where you can get them.
- Japan
- (cafes • food • ice cream • Instagram • review • SNJO • social media • soft serve • soft serve ice cream • sweets • taste test • TikTok • Toranomon Hills)
Shinkansen station platforms now have…Baskin Robbins ice cream vending machines!
- Oona McGee
May 6, 2024
Bullet train travel in Japan just got a whole lot tastier.
- Japan
- (31 Ice • Baskin Robbins • bullet trains • COK • desserts • food vending machines • ice cream • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Japanese vending machines • shinkansen • SNJO • souvenirs • Sujata • sweets • Tokyo Station • train stations • trains • vending machines)
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