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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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Ramen and dekotora come together at this restaurant in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 30, 2022
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Korakuen Iekei Ramen Truck Yaro Since 2021 celebrates Japan’s culture of decorated trucks. 

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• (Chiba • COK • decorated trucks • decotora • Dekotora • food • iekei ramen • Japanese food • Korakuen • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • trucks)

Yuzu Pringles: New Japan-exclusive flavour is so stimulating it’s turned Mr P’s eyes to stars

• Oona McGee
  Sep 30, 2022

An all-new take on Sour Cream and Onion for those who like things sour. 

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• Japan
• (chips • egg sandwiches • eggs • food • Japanese Pringles • potato chips • Pringles • snacks • tamago sando • weird)

The cool secret hidden in Tokyo Metro pillars at Ginza station

• Oona McGee
  Sep 30, 2022

Subtle design details make the station and its passengers feel much more calm and pleasant.

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• (COK • Ikebukuro Station • SNJO • stations • subways • trains • weird)

Japan’s new Melon Pan slices: Simply pop them on bread and heat and eat

• Oona McGee
  Sep 30, 2022

Making Japanese melon bread at home is now easier than ever before!

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• (bourbon • bread • COK • cooking hack • food • melon bread • Melon Pan • new • sliced melon pan • sweets • toast)

What happens when a sweet bun maker teams up with a tonkatsu sandwich specialist?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 29, 2022

You get two very unusual crossover products.

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• (anko • anpan • bread • curry • curry bread • curry pan • food • fried pork cutlet • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Kimuraya • Maisen • pork cutlet • red bean • red bean paste • taste test • Tokyo • tonkatsu • tonkatsu sandwiches)

Japanese KitKats get a new regional flavour, straight from a Tokyo island

• Oona McGee
  Sep 29, 2022

Plus, all the regional-exclusive KitKats get a revamp, giving them a whole new look. 

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• Japan
• (chocolate • cool • food • island lemons • Japanese KitKats • KitKats • lemon • Nestle • new • Ogasawara • ogasawara islands • regional KitKats • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo islands)

Lupin III x McDonald’s Japan commercial makes us want to zip through the drive-thru 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 28, 2022

Lupin’s latest anime caper takes place at the golden arches.

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• (burgers • Chicken McNuggets • COK • fast food • food • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • milkshakes • moon viewing • Moon Viewing Burger • pie • sukiyaki • sweets • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers)

English-speaking-only bar opens in Osaka and Tokyo, yellow cards for those who don’t follow rules

• Oona McGee
  Sep 28, 2022

Bar Sick! is only open to English speakers.

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• (alcohol • bars • beer • COK • drinks • English conversation • English education • English education in Japan • english language • English language education • language learning • learning English • Nishi Azabu • Osaka • Tokyo)

Shiratani Unsuikyo: The breathtaking anime setting where Princess Mononoke was born

• Oona McGee
  Sep 28, 2022

Ancient cedar trees that inspired Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli team are just one reason why this forest in Yakushima is so magical.

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• (anime • COK • film locations • hiking • Mountains • movies • nature • Princess Mononoke • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • travel • UNESCO World Heritage sites • World Heritage site • Yakushima)

Pair Japanese whisky with convenience store fried chicken at new Konbini Bar in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Sep 27, 2022

Lawson’s first-ever convenience store bar looks set to be a great place to unwind on the cheap.

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• (bars • beer • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • drinks • highball • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese whisky • karaage kun • konbini • Lawson • new openings • Osake no Museum • shinjuku • Tokyo • Whiskey • whisky)

Edible 10-yen coins become a hot new trend in Tokyo【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 27, 2022

Shame they don’t cost 10 yen…

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• (10 yen • 10 yen bread • bread • cheese bread • coins • COK • corn dog • Don Quijote • food • food trends • restaurants • Shibuya • snacks • SNJO • sweet bread • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • treats)

Can we pick out the expensive Japanese grapes in a blind taste test?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 27, 2022

Luxury fruit goes head-to-head with a supermarket bunch.

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• (COK • expensive fruit • food • fruit • grapes • Isetan • japanese fruit • luxury food • Shine Muscat • SNJO • taste test • watermelons)

Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 6: Outdoor bathing【SoraHouse】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 27, 2022

Every countryside home needs a riverside rotenburo, but will it be the tub of dreams?

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• (bathing • baths • cheap homes • COK • home renovation • Japanese baths • Masanuki Sunakoma • nature • property • real estate • rivers • rotenburo • SNJO • SoraHouse • Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home)

The roller slide of terror: Treetop fun ride for kids is a terrifying experience for adult butts

• Oona McGee
  Sep 26, 2022

When the only thing to save your buttocks from catching fire is a piece of cardboard.

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• (COK • crazy • funny • Masanuki Sunakoma • parks • rides • roller slides • Saitama • scary • slides • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • travel • video • weird)

How hard is it to break Japanese tiles like a karate pro?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 25, 2022

This Tokyo store lets you write a wish on a tile to help make your dreams come true.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • COK • cool • Japanese tiles • karate • Kawara Smash • Kawarana • martial arts • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • things to do • things to do in Tokyo • tiles • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Autumn arrives at Starbucks Japan with two new seasonal drinks

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2022

Is it worth stopping by Starbucks this fall?

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• Japan
• (autumn • COK • drinks • fall • Frappuccino • K. Masami • limited edition • Pumpkin Spice Latte • seasonal drinks • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweet potato)

Japanese convenience store chain creates a burger-flavoured steamed bun, but is it any good?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 23, 2022

Family Mart x Mos Burger collaboration opens new doors for konbini food.

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• Japan
• (COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • Family mart • fast food • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Mos Burger • nikuman • review • SNJO • steamed buns • taste test)

Tinder just opened a convenience store in Japan, aimed at adults only

• Oona McGee
  Sep 22, 2022

SwipeMart made romantic dreams come true, and now there are hopes it’ll spread around the country.

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• Japan
• (COK • combini • convenience stores • cool • dating • dating in Japan • konbini • love • online dating • pop-up • romance • Shibuya • SwipeMart • Tinder • Tokyo)

International tourists travel to Japan, spend big at top tourist spots in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Sep 21, 2022

First weekend following new entry procedures sees foreign visitors picking up loads of bargains, thanks to the weak yen.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • anime • border restrictions • COK • coronavirus • entry restrictions • foreigners in Japan • international travel • reopening • reopening borders • shopping • tourism • tourist sites • travel • travel ban • yen)

Do Tokyo’s Reversible Destiny Lofts really hold the power to reverse your destiny?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 19, 2022

Architectural landmark is designed to expand your mind in new ways.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • apartments • architecture • art • COK • colour • cool • history • japanese architecture • Mariko Ohanabatake • Mitaka • preservation • Reversible Destiny Lofts • SNJO • Tokyo • travel)

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