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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New Studio Ghibli clock pays homage to anime soot sprites at the museum

Beautiful timepiece comes with an equally beautiful backstory. 

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Where to find the Great Floating Buddha of Ikebukuro

Tokyo ward known for its otaku culture holds a hidden gem not many people know about.

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Bathe in poop with Japan’s latest weirdly wonderful bath bomb

Move aside unicorns, it’s time for human poo to take the spotlight in the bathtub.

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How not to bathe at a public bathing facility in Japan

Four annoying behaviours commonly seen amongst men at the onsen and sento.

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Mist descends upon Japan’s “Killing Stone” after ceremony to appease nine-tailed fox spirit

Does this mean the priest’s purification ritual has placated the beast? Or is it an omen of something else to come?

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McDonald’s celebrates sakura season in Japan with a new Teritama burger

Bringing the heat to hanami with habanero.

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The Japanese art of making trash containers from old papers

How to make an environmentally friendly container used in a lot of Japanese homes.

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How should you add wasabi to sushi at a conveyor belt restaurant?

There are four common methods you should know about when dining out in Japan.  

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Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best iwashi sardine sushi?【Taste test】

Popular blue-backed fish go head-to-head at Japan’s top sushi chains.

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Japanese jam jar lids close on their own, as if by magic

People around Japan are blown away by this bizarre discovery. 

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Hidden smartphone feature reveals a strange Japanese emoticon

Typing this Japanese word into your iPhone or Android device will introduce you to some very unusual characters.

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Family hands in lost wallet, gets surprise Pokémon anime cels in return

Twitter user’s search for the mystery person behind the gift leads them to the original background artist 20 years later.

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McDonald’s adds a hot sakura pie to its menu in Japan

New cherry blossom dessert takes its inspiration from a traditional Japanese springtime sweet.

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Japanese takoyaki chain brings out sneakers with fun food details

Turn heads with a pair of takoyaki makers.

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Stuffed pepper cooking hack from Japan goes viral online

Genius tip shows us we’ve been stuffing our peppers wrong this whole time.

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All-you-can drink deal in Japan puts the self-serve drinks machine right on your table

This Japanese yakiniku chain wants you to get drunk on your own or with a friend for less than 5 bucks!

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Mos Burger’s elusive chocolate bread causes a stir in Japan, but is it any good?

Fast food chocolate bread sounds like a dangerous combination.

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Studio Ghibli releases card holders that look like the Ghibli Museum

New handmade products come with gorgeous details. 

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Sip on Starbucks at this secret lounge high above Tokyo

Escape the urban jungle in this new green oasis. 

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New ‘floating’ 3-D signs at this Japanese train station make you feel like you’re in a video game

Blurring the lines between reality and augmented reality.

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