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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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Nagasaki Lantern Festival is like Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away in real life

Oona McGee
Feb 4, 2023
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Local resident reveals the secret spots you won’t want to miss during this breathtaking festival.

China, Japan
(beautiful • China • Chinese New Year • COK • events • festival • festivals • gorgeous • lanterns • Mariko Ohanabatake • Nagasaki • Nagasaki Lantern Festival • SNJO • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • travel)

Famichiki Pancake Steamed Buns take Japanese convenience store food to a whole other level

Oona McGee
Feb 1, 2023

We’ve never had fried chicken pancakes quite like this before.

Japan
(awesome • chukaman • COK • convenience stores • Famichiki • Family mart • food • fried chicken • hotcakes • Morinaga • pancakes • review • SNJO • steamed buns • taste test)

Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle x Loewe collection is as magical as the anime movie

Oona McGee
Jan 30, 2023

You’ll need deep pockets to add this anime flair to your wardrobe, though.

Japan
(anime • cool • fashion • Ghibli • handbags • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • LOEWE • merchandise • movies • pop-up shop • Studio Ghibli)

Japanese vending machine sells…onigiri cakes!?

Oona McGee
Jan 29, 2023

Now that’s a sentence we never thought we’d say.

Japan
(cakes • COK • food • food review • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • omusubi • onigiri • rice balls • SNO • sweets • taste test)

Ichiran ramen lucky bag gives us everything we need to enjoy tonkotsu noodles at home

Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2023

This Japanese ramen chain really knows how to please its customers.

Japan
(cup noodles • delicious • food • food review • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Ichiran • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • new • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test)

Why is there a wrestling ring in the Underground Arena fighting bar in Kabukicho?

Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2023

Investigating the underbelly of Tokyo in one of its most notorious districts.

Japan
(bars • COK • fighting • host bars • hostess bars • hosts • izakaya • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • pro wrestling • professional wrestling • restaurants • Sega • shinjuku • SNJO • Tokyo • video game • wrestling • yakuza)

Asian Juicy: New burgers from McDonald’s Japan pay tribute to a ’90s J-pop music video by Puffy

Oona McGee
Jan 27, 2023

There’s a lot more than burgers to unpack here.

Japan
(90s • burgers • COK • commercials • fast food • food • Idols • J-Pop • Japanese commercials • Japanese idols • JPOP • limited edition • Marie Iitoyo • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • music videos • Nanase Nishino • Puffy)

Starbucks unveils second Valentine’s Day Frappuccino in Japan

Oona McGee
Jan 27, 2023

Inspired by a luxury French cake, this promises to be an indulgent affair.

Japan
(cakes • chocolate • desserts • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • valentine's chocolate • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)

Wearable Beanbag becomes a hot topic in Japan

Oona McGee
Jan 26, 2023

Plonk yourself down anywhere, anytime with this crazy new “dress”.

Japan
(bean bags • beanbags • COK • crazy • cushions • dress • dresses • fashion • funny • roomwear • warm • wearable beanbag • weird)

Frozen sushi appears in Japan, but is it any good?

Oona McGee
Jan 23, 2023

Defrosting sushi puts a new spin on the way we eat traditional Japanese food.

Japan
(COK • food • frozen food • frozen meal • Japanese food • review • rice • SNJO • sushi • taste test)

New yakiniku hair clips from Japan make meat lovers drool

Oona McGee
Jan 22, 2023

Like dining at a yakiniku restaurant, but the grill is your hair.

Japan
(COK • cool • cute • fake food • fashion • food • hair accessories • hair clips • Japanese beef • Japanese food • meat • restaurants • SNJO • vegetables • weird • wtf • yakiniku)

Krispy Kreme takes aim at Mister Donut with new doughnuts for Valentine’s Day

Oona McGee
Jan 21, 2023

Can the international chain really compete with the local doughnut masters?

Japan
(chocolate • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tasty • Tokyo • valentine's chocolate • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)

Domino’s Japan creates a bacon shake for dipping pizzas into

Oona McGee
Jan 19, 2023

“Unknown fusion” is a crazy new way to enjoy pizza.

Japan
(bacon • burgers • COK • crazy • Domino's • Domino's Japan • Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • drinks • food • milkshakes • new • pizza • shakes • sweets)

New sushi restaurant hidden inside Tokyo Station is a secret gem

Oona McGee
Jan 18, 2023

This standing bar serves up omakase-quality sushi at conveyor belt prices.

Japan
(COK • Japanese restaurants • restaurants • review • SNJO • standing restaurants • sushi • sushi restaurants • taste test • Tokyo Station)

Starbucks Japan’s new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino is a saucy nod to a Japanese tradition

Oona McGee
Jan 13, 2023

The only date we need this Valentine’s Day.

Japan
(cakes • chocolate • desserts • drinks • fondant • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • valentine's chocolate • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)

Harvester Yakumo: A restaurant inspired by the Colonel from KFC

Oona McGee
Jan 12, 2023

The man who made KFC so popular at Christmas brought a taste of Kentucky to Japan in more ways than one.

Japan
(COK • Colonel Sanders • fast food • fried chicken • Hokkaido • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • restaurants • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO)

Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s 2023 seijinshiki ceremony

Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2023

These new adults say sayonara to their youth with colourful hair and gangsta costumes.

Japan
(bosozoku • COK • coming of age • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • cosplay • culture • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kitakyushu • seijinshiki • SNJO • society • Yankee • youth)

What’s in the Lindt lucky bag for 2023?

Oona McGee
Jan 9, 2023

There’s more to this fukubukuro than just Lindor balls.

Japan
(chocolates • COK • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • lindor • Lindt • Lindt balls • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Japanese sweets box from Amazon Japan is a treasure trove of dagashi nostalgia

Oona McGee
Jan 7, 2023

A treasure chest filled with cute and nostalgic Japanese sweets!

Japan
(Amazon Japan • Amazon Japana • candy • cheap sweets • COK • cute • dagashi • Japanese candy • Japanese sweets • nostalgia • retro • shopping • SNJO • sweets)

Mister Donut teams up with pastry chef Toshi Yoroizuka for decadent new range of doughnuts

Oona McGee
Jan 7, 2023

Japanese chainstore doughnuts get a fancy chocolate upgrade.

Japan
(anime • COK • donuts • fukubukuro • lucky bag • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

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