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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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Pizza keychains from Japan are both cute and practical

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2023
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New range includes three different cheesy pizzas to play with.

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• Japan
• (bag charms • cool • cute • Felissimo • food • keychains • pizza • plush • YOU+MORE!)

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.

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• 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)

Studio Ghibli loungewear lets you cosplay as an anime heroine at home

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2023

Add some Ghibli magic to your wardrobe with three new official outfits.

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• Japan
• (anime • Calcifer • clothes • COK • cosplay • Donguri Kyowakoku • dresses • fashion • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Levistone • loungewear • merchandise • Princess Mononoke • roomwear • Studio Ghibli • summer)

Ninja Sword Ice Cream: The longest ice cream in Japan looks like a single-edged sword

• Oona McGee
  Jul 3, 2023

Slay the heat with a new ice cream from a Japanese ninja cafe. 

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • Gifu • ice candy • ice cream • ice pop • Ninja • Ninja Cafe • Ninja Cafe & Bar Asakusa • ninja sword • ninjato • shinobi • sweets • swords)

We buy a cheap Japanese mini van to go with our crazy cheap country house 【SoraHouse】

• Oona McGee
  Jul 3, 2023

A new set of wheels for a new season at the SoraHouse, our cheap country home.

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• Japan
• (cars • COK • country life • driving vehicles • Go Hatori • Japanese cars • Japanese countryside • Japanese house • Living in Japan • property • real estate • SNJO • SoraHouse • SoraHouse Season 2 • Vans • video)

What happens when you cook beer with potato chips in a rice cooker?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 1, 2023

The lazy drinker’s guide to a good night in.

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• Japan
• (beer • chips • COK • cooking • food • Japanese potato chips • potato chips • recipe • rice • rice cooker • rice cookers • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test • weird • wtf)

Ichiran Ramen’s delicious new product: Fried tonkotsu noodles!

• Oona McGee
  Jul 1, 2023

We get a taste of the famous chain’s new fried tonkotsu ramen, inspired by a dish served at food stalls in Hakata.

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• Japan
• (COK • cup noodles • delicious • food • food review • Ichiran • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • Masanuki Sunakoma • new • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test • Yaki Ramen)

Electric matcha whisk from Japan serves up frothy green tea in seconds

• Oona McGee
  Jun 30, 2023

The “Matcha Former” replicates the hand movements of a tea ceremony teacher.

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• Japan
• (cafes • COK • cool • crowdfunding • drinks • gadgets • green tea • Japanese tea ceremony • matcha • matcha latte • tea • tea ceremony • Tokyo • whisk)

Escape the Kyoto crowds at these lesser-known spots in Arashiyama

• Oona McGee
  Jun 29, 2023

Find your zen at these special hideaways.

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• Japan
• (Arashiyama • art • art gallery • food • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Kyoto • nature • off the beaten path • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • textiles • Togetsukyo • tourism • tourist sites • tours • travel • Yasunari Kawabata • Yusai Okuda)

Four things you should eat at KFC Japan, according to staff who work there

• Oona McGee
  Jun 29, 2023

We find out if there’s more to KFC than just fried chicken.

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• Japan
• (burgers • chicken • Clerk's Own-Pocket Recommendation • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • SNJO • taste test)

Starbucks Japan’s new clear coffee is like coffee for people who don’t like coffee

• Oona McGee
  Jun 28, 2023

The Coffeeade offers a new type of refreshment this summer. 

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• Japan
• (citrus • coffee • Coffeeade • COK • drinks • K. Masami • lime • limited edition • new • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)

Udon restaurant chain opens its first-ever drive-through restaurant in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 28, 2023

This unique branch of Marugame Seimen even has an exclusive menu for drivers.

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• Japan
• (drive through • driving • food • Gunma • limited edition • Marugame Udon • Masanuki Sunakoma • new • Noodles • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • udon • weird)

Calpis factory tour in Japan is an experience to remember【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Jun 27, 2023

Tour, tasting, and super rare souvenirs make this a must-visit spot for fans of the iconic drink. 

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• Japan
• (Asahi • Calpis • COK • drinks • factory tours • Gunma • lactobacillus • Masanuki Sunakoma • probiotic drink • review • SNJO • taste test • tours)

The top 10 Studio Ghibli anime homes that fans would most like to live in

• Oona McGee
  Jun 27, 2023

Japanese survey reveals the studio’s most popular anime houses, and why people want to live there in real life.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime characters • COK • cute • Ghibli • homes • houses • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • My Neighbour Totoro • Ponyo • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Tokyo’s first sushi cake specialty store opens in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 26, 2023

A unique way to celebrate a special occasion.

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• Japan
• (Ahiruneko • birthday cake • birthdays • cakes • chirashizushi • COK • cool • cute • eating • food • Japanese food • SNJO • sushi • Sushi Cake • taste test • unusual • weird)

Move aside, taiyaki! Mucchan Manju in Asakusa is the newest food trend we need to jump upon

• Oona McGee
  Jun 26, 2023

There’s a new sweet fish in town.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • cakes • COK • hole in the wall • Japanese restaurants • manju • Mr. Sato • Mucchan Manju • Mutchan Manju • restaurants • review • SNJO • sweets • taiyaki • taste test • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourist traps • travel)

Pizza Hut Japan serves up ’90s nostalgia by reissuing some favourites

• Oona McGee
  Jun 25, 2023

Which ’90s pizza would you choose?

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• Japan
• (90s • COK • fast food • food • Japanese • limited edition • marketing • nostalgia • pizza • Pizza Hut • pizzas)

Starbucks adds a clear coffee to all its stores in Japan this summer

• Oona McGee
  Jun 24, 2023

The Coffeeade Cool Lime offers a unique type of caffeine refreshment.

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• Japan
• (coffee • Coffeeade • COK • cool • drinks • iced coffee • lime • limited edition • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • summer)

Six ice creams you should try at Baskin-Robbins Japan, according to staff who work there

• Oona McGee
  Jun 24, 2023

With around 31 flavours to choose from, this insider information will save your waist and your wallet.

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• Japan
• (31 • 31 Ice • 31 Ice Cream • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • Clerk's Own-Pocket Recommendation • COK • food • ice cream • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Jamiroquai doll from Japan lets you control your own Virtual Insanity 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Jun 24, 2023

The realism here is off the charts.

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• Japan
• (action figure • Bandai • Bandai Namco • cool • dancing • doll • dolls • figures • Jamiroquai • models • music • music video • musicians • Premium Bandai • S.H. Figuarts • toys • videos • Virtual Insanity)

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