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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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Black Thunder becomes an epic chocolate dessert at Japanese cafe chain

• Oona McGee
  Nov 25, 2022
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Tiny chocolate gets a massive overhaul, thanks to the chain known for huge desserts.

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• Japan
• (Black Thunder • bread • chocolate • COK • delicious • desserts • food • Komeda • Komeda Coffee • Shiro Noir • SNJO • taste test • unusual • weird • Yuraku Confectionery)

Burger King adds a matcha pie to the menu in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Nov 24, 2022

This is not a drill, matcha lovers!

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• Japan
• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • COK • cool • desserts • fast food • food • green tea • marketing • matcha • sweets • Uji Matcha)

Dr. Martens’ Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji collection is a work of wearable art

• Oona McGee
  Nov 24, 2022

The Great Wave off Kanagawa meets street style for a new generation.

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• Japan
• (art • bags • boots • cool • Doc Martens • Dr. Martens • fashion • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • Metropolitan Museum of Art • New York • shoes • The Great Wave off Kanagawa • The Met • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • ukiyo-e • ukiyoe • woodblock prints)

Why are the roads so wide in Hokkaido? Simple question has a simple answer

• Oona McGee
  Nov 23, 2022

Local resident reveals the real reason why their roads are wider than other parts of Japan.

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• Japan
• (cars • COK • drive • driving • Driving in Japan • Hokkaido • Japanese roads • roads • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • snow • traffic • unusual • weird)

Japanese Caramel Corn snack becomes an ice cream, and fans are raving about it

• Oona McGee
  Nov 23, 2022

Think Cheetos ice cream with caramel and you’re halfway on the track to what this tastes like.

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• Japan
• (caramel corn • COK • convenience stores • crazy • food • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese ice creams • japanese snacks • snacks • sweets • Tohato • weird)

Starbucks Japan unveils second new Christmas Frappuccino for the 2022 holiday season

• Oona McGee
  Nov 22, 2022

New limited-edition beverages spread golden festive cheer.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2022 • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • festive • Frappuccinos • Holiday Season • limited edition • mille-fueille • pastries • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)

Cheese Hamburg Steak Sushi?!? Japanese convenience store chain throws tradition out the window

• Oona McGee
  Nov 20, 2022

It’s not the only sushi getting a makeover at Family Mart.

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• Japan
• (bread • COK • eating • food • hot dogs • Ikebukuro • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • tempura • Tokyo • udon)

The McDonald’s Hokkaido Salmon Burger is a sell-out hit…outside of Japan【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 19, 2022

Join us as we track down the elusive burger to find out if it’s worth the hype.

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• Japan, SE Asia
• (burgers • COK • fast food • fish • food • Ikuna Kamezawa • McDonald's • Milo • Mos Burger • review • salmon • SNJO • taste test)

Japanese train becomes a restaurant at this sleepy countryside station

• Oona McGee
  Nov 19, 2022

A very unique place to eat. 

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• Japan
• (COK • Ekiben • food • gourmet • Gunma • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • restaurants • SNJO • train stations • trains • travel • weird)

Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 14: Before and After 【SoraHouse】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 18, 2022

Finally we’re seeing some real progress take place!

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• Japan
• (COK • countryside • home renovation • houses • inaka • Japanese countryside • Japanese house • Japanese property • property • renovation • Saitama • SNJO • SoraHouse • Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home • weird)

Secret staff cafeteria in Osaka is one of Japan’s best-kept secrets

• Oona McGee
  Nov 18, 2022

This super cheap find is open to the public, so join us as we walk you through how to eat there.

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• Japan
• (cafeteria • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • eating • food • Japanese food • K. Masami • Osaka • restaurants • secrets • shokudo • SNJO • staff cafeterias • train stations • trains)

Mysterious mountain village is home to Christ’s grave and an ancient pyramid

• Oona McGee
  Nov 13, 2022

With local customs linked to Judea, this is a very unusual Japanese community.

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• Japan
• (Aomori • art • Christ Park • Christ's tomb • COK • culture • Japanese countryside • mystery • nature • Oishigami Pyramid • pyramids • SNJO • tourist sites • tradition • travel • unusual • village • weird)

A visit to the best UFO catcher arcade in the universe!

• Oona McGee
  Nov 12, 2022

A maze of around 450 weird and wonderful claw machines filled with amazing treasures. 

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• Japan
• (amusement arcades • Arcades • claw machine • COK • crane games • game centers • game centres • Japan travel • Saitama • SNJO • travel • UFO catchers)

Best place for street food in Japan? New eating alley in Shinjuku is an Asian foodie’s paradise

• Oona McGee
  Nov 11, 2022

Take a look inside Ryu no Miyako Inshokugai, the newest restaurant complex you need to know about.

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• Japan
• (Asian food • awesome • COK • cool • food • food stalls • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • restaurants • review • Ryu no Miyako Inshokugai • shinjuku • Shinjuku Higashiguchi Yokocho • SNJO • street food • taste test • Tokyo • yokocho)

The surprising truth about the new Tokyo Cacao Japanese KitKat

• Oona McGee
  Nov 11, 2022

Special regional variety is not all it seems. 

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• Japan
• (cacao • chocolate • COK • cool • food • Japanese chocolate • Japanese KitKats • Kit Kats • KitKats • Nestle • new • Ogasawara • ogasawara islands • regional KitKats • review • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • taste test • Tokyo cacao • Tokyo islands)

Krispy Kreme adds doughnut burgers to its menu in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 10, 2022

Glazed original doughnuts get American fillings at select locations.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Mac n Cheese • Mr. Sato • sloppy joe • SNJO • sweets • tasty • Tokyo • weird)

Why hayashi rice should be your last meal before leaving Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 10, 2022

Your ultimate ‘sayonara Japan’ meal has a lot of things going for it.

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• Japan
• (airport • COK • food • gourmet • hayashi rice • Japanese food • Kansai International Airport • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • taste test • travel)

We take a look inside a “special bag” from an Akihabara adult chainstore

• Oona McGee
  Nov 9, 2022

Does Lammtarra really know how to give us a good time?

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • anime • COK • dojinshi • doujinshi • manga • otaku • SNJO • Toranoana)

Hayao Miyazaki appears at Ghibli Park…or does he?

• Oona McGee
  Nov 8, 2022

Hilarious sighting of legendary Studio Ghibli co-founder sets the Internet abuzz.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • cosplay • cute • funny • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • impersonation • impersonators • news • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • travel)

Nara unveils new vending machines that sell deer crackers

• Oona McGee
  Nov 6, 2022

If only the animals had coins to buy them.

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • deer • deer crackers • Japanese vending machines • Nara • Nara deer • Nara Park • paper • shika • shika senbei • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • vending machines)

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