Edo period confectionery store learnt the secret recipe from a monk on a mountain in Kyoto.
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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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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