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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Your guide to the start dates for hanami season at major sightseeing spots around the country.
Luxury spa facility is in the top 10 most booked wellness experiences in the world but not a lot of people know there’s a way you can spend the night there.
Japanese animation studio is searching for a hard-to-find product used by the director to create anime for many years.
A room so huge it’s more like a warehouse.
Lawson, 7-Eleven and Family Mart go head-to-head in this konbini battle but there can only be one winner.
Kimonos and gangsta flair to celebrate freedom and individuality before conforming to Japanese society.
Studio Ghibli answers Spirited Away fan questions, reveals exciting facts and trivia behind the film
Anime studio shares new production secrets, including the real inspiration behind the bathhouse.
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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