Kate Crockett
Writer & Editor
I'm a freelance travel writer & editor
based in London, specialising in Japan.
I am available for freelance copywriting and editing projects.
I have 20 years' experience writing and editing for publications including Condé Nast Traveller UK, Condé Nast Traveler US,
The Times, Mail on Sunday and The Australian Travel + Luxury.
Featured editorial
 Zen retreat in northern Japan – Condé Nast Traveller UK and Condé Nast Traveler US |  Four Seasons Hotel Osaka – SPACE International Hotel Design |
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 Onsen gastronomy in Gifu – The Australian Travel + Luxury |  20 unique experiences found only in Japan – Cover story: The Australian Travel + Luxury |
 Toyama: Rare landscapes and craft – The Australian Travel + Luxury |  Japan travel scene summer 2024 – TTG Luxury Magazine |
 How to behave in Kyoto – The Australian Travel + Luxury |  Ponant Le Soléal in the Seto Inland Sea – cntraveler.com |
 Kanazawa: The Next Best Thing to Kyoto – The Australian Travel + Luxury |  Dusit Thani Kyoto – SPACE International Hotel Design |
 How Kyoto intends to tackle cherry blossom crowds in spring 2024 – TTG Media |  Cruising Japan's Seto Inland Sea – Condé Nast Traveler US |
 Getting off the Golden Route in Toyama, Japan – TTG Media |  Tonic Water: The healing power of Tokyo's public bathhouses – Condé Nast Traveller UK |
 Rising in the East: Japan Travel News for 2023 – TTG Luxury Magazine |  Kyoto by the Sea – Mail on Sunday and TheMail+ |
 The Best Tokyo Hotels – Condé Nast Traveller Online |  Say Hello to Tokyo... the grown-up way – Mail on Sunday and MailOnline |
 Unsung foodie destinations: Kyoto by the Sea – Condé Nast Traveler US |  Tried & Tested: The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon – TTG Luxury Magazine |
 Japan is back in blossom: Cherry Blossom season 2023 – Mail on Sunday and MailOnline |  The Shinmonzen, Kyoto – SPACE International Hotel Design |
 The 25 Places to Go in 2023: Western Japan – Condé Nast Traveller Online |  Virtual travel in Japan via the Olympic Games – Telegraph Online |
 Japan's kominka revival – Vanity Fair |  Inside Track: Kyoto City – House & Garden Hotels by Design |
 Walking Japan's Izu Peninsula – House & Garden |  Family cruising in Japan – Mail on Sunday |
 Island hopping in Japan – TimesOnline |  Voyage in Raja Ampat, Indonesia – Tatler |
Featured copywriting
 Ōsōji: how Japan makes a fresh start at New Year – Japan House London Online |  Flavours of Japan: an-island-hopping guide to the culinary landscape – SLH Hotel Guide |
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 Right Here, Right Now: A 7-page Japan travel special 2024 – Condé Nast Traveller UK |  Food sample culture in Gujo Hachiman – Japan House London Online |
 Valentine’s Day and White Day: How Japan has shaped its own days for expressions of love – Japan House London Online |  Fukubukuro: Japan's 'lucky' New Year bags – Japan House London Online |
 Big in Japan in 2023-24: A 7-page Japan travel special – Condé Nast Traveller UK |  Stories from Japan House London 2018-2022: A 44-page review of the first four years |
 Return to Japan 2022: A 7-page travel section on Japan's reopening – Condé Nast Traveller UK |  Okinawa: Japan's Subtropical South – Condé Nast Traveller Online |
 Kokeshi: Wooden dolls from Tōhoku – Japan House London Online |  Shinkansen: History in the Making – Japan House London Online |
 Luxury travel in Tōhoku, Japan – Condé Nast Traveller UK |  Japan Rising: A 6-page Japan travel special – Condé Nast Traveller UK |
 Kansai and Central Honshu, Japan – Condé Nast Traveller UK |  10 best things to do in Tōhoku, Japan – Condé Nast Traveller Online |
How can I help?
Editorial content
If you're looking for original, authoritative and clean content on travelling in Japan, Japan travel news or trends, I'd be delighted to assist. I travel regularly and have longstanding contacts and experience in these areas, so can provide fresh ideas or work to an existing brief for print or online.
Commissioning
& copy editing
I'm an experienced commissioning and copy editor. I have launched and edited luxury cruise travel sections for House & Garden and Tatler magazines, as well as a travel supplement for House & Garden. I've also edited copy for CN Traveller Spa Guide and Tatler Watches & Jewellery.
Copywriting
I am experienced in working to commercial briefs or developing them for print, online or social media. Recent clients include Condé Nast CNX, Japan House London and Small Luxury Hotels of the World.