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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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We join the festivities at Suga Shrine, made famous as one of the real-life locations from the hit anime film Your Name.
One of the most unusual stations in the country, where you’re not allowed to exit the station, but you can visit a secret park by the platform.
Satisfying stop-motion video shows familiar sushi dishes made with some very unusual objects.
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