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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Bags, wallets and a Casio watch in a Crystal Star compact case are some of the beautiful items coming to Isetan department stores this spring.
Distract yourself from studying with new Minecraft eraser sets featuring blocks and characters from the mega-hit video game.
Cats love cardboard boxes, so why not combine the two and create a cute new lineup of adorable characters?
Enjoy the hanami cherry blossom viewing experience just by looking at your feet this spring.
These beautiful scaled dioramas let you walk the streets of Tokyo or Hiroshima again and again.
We feel the effects of 3.1% alcohol just by eating a pack of the new premium range of chocolate “twigs”.
Kittens and their paw prints will be blossoming at Tokyo Skytree for a limited time this spring.
It looks like it belongs in Japan, but it’s another Asian country that’s laid claim to the delicious-looking sweet.
Cosplaying has never been easier with these ready-made collared shirt socks and matching platform wedges.
The limited-edition collaboration for 2016 includes bags, coin cases, pendants, bracelets, earrings, brooches and hair barrettes featuring transformation items and popular motifs from the series.
Whoever said cats and their owners look alike could not have anticipated a closeness like this.
Now you can enjoy all the delights of a cat-shaped dessert while immersed in the traditional culture of Kyoto.
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