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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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Chikura no Iwaya: Secret beach cave only appears for two hours a day, and here’s how to see it
- Oona McGee
Oct 27, 2023 - Tweet
Created completely by nature, this is a hidden gem you won’t want to miss during your Japan travels.
- Japan
- (beach • caverns • caves • Chikura-no-Iwaya • coast • COK • exploring • Hamada Beach • island • islands • Kagoshima • Koizumi Yuka • nature • Ocean • sea • SNJO • tourism • tourist site • tourist spot • travel • Yuka Koizumi)
Usher good luck into your home this New Year with Totoro tenugui from Studio Ghibli
- Oona McGee
Oct 27, 2023
My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away characters reimagined as New Year’s decorations.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • new year • New Year 2024 • New Year's 2024 • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • tenugui • Totoro • tradition)
Starbucks Japan serves up “Merry Cream” in its new Christmas Frappuccino for holiday season 2023
- Oona McGee
Oct 27, 2023
New “heart-pounding” beverages promise to get us in the festive mood this winter.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2023 • Christmas in Japan • COK • drinks • festive • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • gingerbread • Holiday Season • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
McDonald’s releases Come on Baby New York Burgers in Japan…but where’s the N.Y. flavour?
- Oona McGee
Oct 27, 2023
New burgers fall short of our expectations.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • N.Y. • new • New York • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • taste test)
Let your dog carry its own poop around with new Japanese randoseru school backpack for dogs
- Oona McGee
Oct 26, 2023
Well, your pup’s not really going to be carrying pens and books to school now, is it?
- Japan
- (accessories • backpacks • bag • bags • COK • cute • dog • dogs • fashion • HACHI100 Project • Hachiko • leather • leather goods • pet ownership • pets • randoseru • Tsuchiya Bag Co. • Tsuchiya Kaban)
Bando Taro proves family restaurants in Japan are on a whole other level
- Oona McGee
Oct 25, 2023
There are family restaurants, and then there are Bando Taro family restaurants.
- Japan
- (Bando Taro • COK • cool • family restaurant • family restaurants • food • Ibaraki • Japanese food • Kanto • Masanuki Sunakoma • miso nikomi udon • Noodles • restaurants • review • SNJO • soba • udon)
Love Cup Noodle mystery meat pieces? New instant ramen is packed full of ’em
- Oona McGee
Oct 24, 2023
Nissin gives the people what they want, and it’s waaaaay more meat than even we expected.
- Japan
- (Cup Noodle • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • mystery meat • new • Nissin Cup Noodle • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test)
Ghibli Museum now lets you bring features of the building home with you…in cute miniature form
- Oona McGee
Oct 24, 2023
Wooden sign magnets are the newest addition to the “Tiny Ghibli Museum” collection.
- Japan
- (anime • anime art • anime merchandise • art • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • magnets • merchandise • mini • miniature • shopping • signs • soot sprites • souvenirs • Studio Ghibli)
How to eat a Whopper the beautiful way, from Burger King Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 23, 2023
This genius hack will change the way you eat burgers forever.
- Japan
- (Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • cool • fast food • food • food hack • hack • marketing • packaging • tweet • twitter • urawaza • video)
Sweet Japanese couple serve jumbo parfaits at hidden underground joint in Osaka
- Oona McGee
Oct 23, 2023
Desserts as sweet as the couple who makes them.
- Japan
- (big eats • COK • cool • crazy • desserts • haruka takagi • interview • Osaka • parfait • parfaits • restaurants • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Studio Ghibli’s new Laputa: Castle in the Sky timer is as dramatic as the anime movie
- Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2023
Pazu’s bag and the film’s iconic egg-on-toast also feature in this exciting new merchandise collection.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • Muska • Studio Ghibli)
Private open-air bath is the crowning gem at this Japanese-style hotel in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2023
Luxury accommodation in Tokyo at budget prices.
- Japan
- (accommodation • bathing • baths • COK • cool • hotels • Japanese accommodation • Japanese baths • Masanuki Sunakoma • rotenburo • SNJO • tokyo hotels • travel • wow)
Snuggle up to Totoro with cosy new three-piece Ghibli bag collection
- Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2023
Stay warm with a trio of Totoros this winter.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • bags • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pouches • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • winter)
The AI ’90s yearbook trend hits our office, with hilarious results 【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Oct 20, 2023
Japanese-style American jocks and honors students are here to brighten your day.
- Japan
- ('90s yearbook • A.I. • Ahiruneko • apps • crazy • Epik • funny • Go Hatori • image-generating A.I. • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • P.K. Sanjun • photos • Seiji Nakazawa • Takashi Harada • viral trends • yearbook photos • Yoshio • Yuuichiro Wasai)
McDonald’s releases new Come on Baby New York Burgers in Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 19, 2023
Limited-edition collection takes our taste buds on a trip to the Big Apple.
- Japan
- (America • American comics • burgers • COK • Comics • commercial • cool • design • fast food • food • Japanese commercial • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • New York • news • U.S. • U.S.A.)
Katsu Curry Ramen: An unusual Japanese dish that combines three great meals in one
- Oona McGee
Oct 18, 2023
This local restaurant makes customers’ dreams come true.
- Japan
- (COK • curry • food • Gunma restaurants • Japanese food • Japanese meals • Japanese restaurants • katsu • katsu curry • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • review • SNJO • tonkatsu)
Crazy big Japanese street food at Tokyo Station causes a stir with foreigners online
- Oona McGee
Oct 17, 2023
The only place in Japan where you can enjoy this super huge snack.
- Japan
- (Calbee • Calbee Plus • chips • COK • food • Jagarico • Japanese potato chips • potato chips cool • Seiji Nakazawa • snacks • SNJO • souvenirs • Tokyo Okashi Land • Tokyo Station • videos)
Make matcha ice cream rice in your rice cooker with this easy recipe from Meiji
- Oona McGee
Oct 17, 2023
A surprising new way to enjoy green tea ice cream.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • food • green tea • ice cream • matcha • matcha ice cream • Meiji • recipe • rice • rice cooker • rice cooker recipe • SNJO • weird food)
Ultra-retro cafe in Tokyo is like a hidden hideout, serves up cheap breakfasts with great coffee
- Oona McGee
Oct 15, 2023
Step back in time at this old-school Japanese kissaten.
- Japan
- (art • breakfast • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • kissaten • restaurants • retro • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)
Gacha capsule toy machine sells Casio watch rings in Japan, and we try to get all of them
- Oona McGee
Oct 15, 2023
Will the gacha gods smile kindly on our desire to own all of these cute miniature watches?
- Japan
- (capsule machines • capsule toy • capsule toy machines • capsule toys • Casio • challenge • cool • cute • fashion • gacha • gacha machines • gachapon • haruka takagi • rings • SNJO • watches)
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