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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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Studio Ghibli’s new Kiki’s Delivery Service Tomica makes us rethink toy cars
- Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2023 - Tweet
A surprising mode of transport.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • cute • figurine • Ghibli • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • rare • rare finds • Studio Ghibli • Takara Tomy • tomica • toy cars • toys)
New Japanese sweets store sells drinkable red bean paste
- Oona McGee
Jul 20, 2023
Anko specialty store comes up with a cool new way to beat the summer heat.
- Japan
- (adzuki • anko • confectionery • drinks • Gunma • Japanese sweets • red bean paste • SNJO • sweets • Takamichi Furusawa • taste test • traditional sweets)
3 reasons why all Starbucks fans should visit a Starbucks Tea & Cafe in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jul 19, 2023
Only 10 of these special branches exist nationwide, and they each have a vibe that’s like stepping into a traditional chashitsu tea room.
- Japan
- (chashitsu • coffee • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • herbal tea • Japanese tea ceremony • K. Masami • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Tea & Cafe • taste test • tea • Teavana • Tokyo)
Japanese vending machine at Haneda Airport serves up cute cotton candy for tourists
- Oona McGee
Jul 19, 2023
Tokyo Cotton Candy Shop is waiting to greet you upon arrival and bid you sayonara in a very kawaii way.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • cotton candy • crazy • fairy floss • funny • Haneda Airport • Japanese vending machines • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • taste test • Tokyo Cotton Candy Shop • vending machines • weird)
Vending machine serves coffee by a Japanese actor with Surfin’ USA music and video while you wait
- Oona McGee
Jul 18, 2023
Much more entertaining than buying a coffee at a cafe.
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • cool • crazy • Japanese vending machines • Kenji Sakaguchi • service area • SNJO • surfing • The Rising Sun Coffee • vending machines • weird)
How to properly eat a traditional Japanese tonkatsu meal
- Oona McGee
Jul 18, 2023
A lesson in etiquette to help guide you through the way of the tonkatsu.
- Japan
- (best • best tonkatsu • delicious • etiquette • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • manners • Mr. Sato • restaurants • review • SNJO • Tokyo • Tokyo eats • tonkatsu • traditional food)
Japanese convenience store’s new chicken katsu sandwich looks deceptive…but is it?
- Oona McGee
Jul 17, 2023
We investigate another possible case of a “paper tiger” sandwich in Japan.
- Japan
- (chicken katsu • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese sandwiches • konbini • sandwiches • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test)
Japan super budget dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Family Mart?
- Oona McGee
Jul 15, 2023
10 cheap meals you can make at this famous Japanese convenience store chain.
- Japan
- (1000 yen • cheap food • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • senbero • SNJO • taste test)
How Do You Live? movie review: Could this be Hayao Miyazaki’s magnum opus?
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2023
Acclaimed anime director’s first film in 10 years drew big audiences on opening day, despite the surprising lack of promotion.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • How Do You Live • movie review • movies • review • Studio Ghibli)
Starbucks Japan’s latest limited-edition Frappuccino tastes better with a customisation
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2023
A hack to make this gorgeous summer beverage even more delicious.
- Japan
- (citrus • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • K. Masami • limited edition • new • Peach • Peach Frappuccino • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)
Japanese convenience store Lawson unveils a new type of egg sandwich
- Oona McGee
Jul 13, 2023
Two different sandwiches in one pack, but which one tastes better?
- Japan
- (COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • egg sandwich • egg sandwiches • eggs • food • konbini • Lawson • plant-based • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • vegan • vegetarian)
Tonkotsu ramen rice bowl blows our minds, makes us appreciate noodles in a new light
- Oona McGee
Jul 12, 2023
This noodle-less tonkotsu ramen dish totally messed with our heads.
- Japan
- (COK • fast food • food • Japanese food • katsu • katsudon • Katsuya • new • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen)
Japanese curry chain becomes a hot topic with foreigners on Reddit, but is it any good?
- Oona McGee
Jul 11, 2023
CoCo Ichibanya isn’t the only curry chain you can visit in Japan.
- Japan
- (COK • curry rice • cury • Hinoya • Hinoya Curry • Japanese curry • Japanese food • reddit • restaurants • review • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • tourists)
All-you-can-eat doughnuts at Mister Donut: How many can we eat in 60 minutes?
- Oona McGee
Jul 10, 2023
A sweet buffet that includes unlimited drinks as well.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • buffet • COK • donuts • doughnuts • drinks • food • limited edition • Mister Donut • mochi • new • pies • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Japan’s brown Lawson convenience store: a unique find in a rural setting
- Oona McGee
Jul 9, 2023
Unusual colour scheme celebrates the local area.
- Japan
- (Akaushi • architecture • clever • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience stores • cool • design • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Kumamoto • Lawson • SNJO • Takashi Harada • travel • Wagyu)
Intersect by Lexus Tokyo serves a shaved ice dessert that requires flame to eat it
- Oona McGee
Jul 8, 2023
There’s a secret dessert hiding inside this Japanese flagship store.
- Japan
- (cafes • dessert • flagship stores • Intersect by Lexus • kakigoori • kakigori • Lexus • Mr. Sato • Omotesando • review • shaved ice • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
- Oona McGee
Jul 7, 2023
A unique way to keep your desktop looking neat and beautiful.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Japanese stationery • merchandise • stationery • Studio Ghibli)
Domino’s Japan’s new Pickles Pizza: Does it taste as bad as it looks?
- Oona McGee
Jul 7, 2023
A crazy pizza that likely won’t be released in Japan again.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • P.K. Sanjun • pickles • pizza • SNJO • taste test • weird)
Pizza keychains from Japan are both cute and practical
- Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2023
New range includes three different cheesy pizzas to play with.
Tonkotsu ramen-flavoured chicken nuggets appear at Japanese convenience store
- Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2023
The wonders of Japanese konbini food just levelled up a notch.
- Japan
- (chicken • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • instant noodles • Japanese food • karaage • karaage kun • Kyushu • limited • new • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen • Umakacchan)
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