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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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Japanese vending machine sells…retro toothbrushes?

Oona McGee
Aug 25, 2023
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This is one weird machine you won’t find anywhere else!

Japan
(COK • cool • crazy • funny • Greeeen • haruka takagi • Japanese vending machines • Kyoto • SNJO • toothbrush • vending machines • weird)

We take a giraffe nap in a standing sleep pod at a cafe in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Aug 25, 2023

Testing the benefits of vertical sleep and coffee in Harajuku.

Japan
(cafes • coffee • coffee nap • COK • cool • crazy • Egawa Tasuku • giraffe • giraffenap • Harajuku • interior • nap • Nescafe • pods • sleep • SNJO • standing nap • standing sleep • Tokyo • weird)

Is Burger King Japan’s new Crown The One Pounder really that hard to eat?

Oona McGee
Aug 24, 2023

One person’s cheesy nightmare is another person’s divine dream.

Japan
(Burger King • burgers • cheeseburgers • COK • crazy • crown • fast food • food • hamburgers • Kouhey • one-pounder • SNJO • taste test • weird • whopper)

Five things you can do to make hotel staff happy in Japan

Oona McGee
Aug 24, 2023

TikTok video shows us how to be a good guest.

Japan
(accommodation • etiquette • hotel • hotels • Japanese accommodation • manners • Osaka • TikTok • tourists • travel • videos)

Japanese pizza chain opens stand at Tokyo station platform

Oona McGee
Aug 23, 2023

Never-before-seen branch makes it easier than ever to eat pizza, but is it any good?

Japan
(COK • Japanese pizza • Japanese train stations • Mr. Sato • Ogikubo • pizza • Pizza-la • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo Metro • train platform • train stations • trains • weird)

Cinnabon releases Japanese flavour series in Japan, including Uji matcha

Oona McGee
Aug 23, 2023

Traditional Japanese flavours like we’ve never seen them before.

Japan
(Cinnabon • cinnamon buns • cinnamon roll • COK • food • green tea • kinako • kuromitsu • matcha • soybean powder • sweets • Uji Matcha)

The reasons why Japanese highway rest stops have angled parking

Oona McGee
Aug 23, 2023

Clever design is a literal lifesaver.

Japan
(cars • clever • COK • cool • design • driving • Driving in Japan • expressways • highway rest stops • highways • parking area • parking areas • rest stops • service area • SNJO • travel • UX design)

Japanese anime appears at McDonald’s in the U.S., making the artist’s dreams come true

Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2023

The Devil is a Part-Timer attracts attention in the U.S. and otaku are lovin’ it.

Japan, USA
(029 • advertising • anime • COK • commercials • cool • Hataraku Maou-sama! • Japanese anime • marketing • McDonald's • Oniku • SNJO • The Devil Is a Part-Timer! • videos)

Keanu Reeves teams up with Suntory for new series exploring Japanese whisky and monozukuri【Video】

Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2023

“An Exploration of Monozukuri with Keanu Reeves” takes us on a fascinating deep dive into Japanese craftsmanship, with Roman Coppola and the Hollywood star who was “staggered” when he first tasted Hibiki.