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POV Video Production for Tourism

POV Video for
Tourism & Local Government

We turn a day in a destination, walking the town, trying things, eating and getting around, into first-person (POV) vertical short video seen exactly as a traveller sees it, and use it to drive visits and branded search. As the first SNS marketing company in Japan to be an official Insta360 partner, we bring high-quality creative to everything end to end, from deciding what to show to filming, editing, posting on Instagram and TikTok and turning the videos that land into ads, shaped to your business.

  • TikTok
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

Why POV

4 benefits of POV video for tourism and local government

  • Illustration of travellers stopping, unsure, in front of signposts pointing four ways

    Merit 01

    Longer viewing

    Watched to the end by people still choosing where to go

    On-site guidance may be in place, but there is little footage that reaches people before they pick a destination. POV that follows a traveler's walking view rarely looks like an ad, and people watch it longer than an ordinary reel.

  • Illustration of the four seasons where only the cherry blossom season is busy and the rest stand empty

    Merit 02

    Fast turnaround

    Post every season without missing the peak

    When only one season draws crowds, part of the reason is that there is no footage to move people in the others. POV needs no cast to book, so the gap between filming and posting is short enough to catch each season at its best.

  • Illustration of an empty driver's rest area and a blank noticeboard at a bus depot, with a young person walking past looking at their phone

    Merit 03

    No performers

    Show local jobs without showing faces

    Staff shortages at inns, transport and activity providers tend to be treated as separate from tourism PR. POV can be filmed without finding anyone to appear on camera, turning the view of people who work in the area straight into video.

  • Illustration of a local authority officer standing in front of a calendar and a pile of paperwork

    Merit 04

    Lasting footage

    Footage that still works next fiscal year

    When the contract ends on delivery, the next person in charge inherits neither the footage nor any record of which videos performed. POV yields many videos in one go, and once the scope of use is set, it stays an asset into the next fiscal year.

Numbers

Destinations are decided on video.Younger travellers search on social,and check it again before they leave

39.6%

Four in ten inbound visitors watch video before they come

Share of inbound visitors who named video sites as a useful source before departure. Social media is at 43.3%

Japan Tourism Agency, Consumption Trend Survey for Foreigners Visiting Japan, 2025 annual report

33.5%

One in three goes to a place they saw on video

Share of people who use TikTok at least weekly and say they have actually visited a destination they saw featured there

TikTok Newsroom, June 2026 (platform's own announcement)

49.1%

Half of twentysomethings look for destinations and travel tips here

Instagram, named by people in their twenties as a source of travel information. Overall it is 26.4%, and travel booking sites 28.4%

Rakuten Insight, Survey on Travel, March 2025 (n=1,000)

31.6%

Three in ten women under 30 pick destinations on social

Share who weight social posts by individuals or travel media when choosing where to go. Overall it is 15.3%, and 27.0% among women in their thirties

Jalan Research Center, Domestic Overnight Travel Needs Survey, spring 2025 (people intending to travel, n=3,151)

43.3%

Before departure, they check social

Social media, named by inbound visitors as a useful source before departure. Personal blogs come in at 23.9%

Japan Tourism Agency, Consumption Trend Survey for Foreigners Visiting Japan, 2025 annual report

Why TripClear

Four reasons tourism bodies and local governments choose TripClear for POV video

  • Illustration of a studio where a person wearing a chest-mounted first-person camera is flanked by a director at a monitor and an editor in headphones

    Reason 01

    Japan's first

    A professional POV team

    The first social media marketing company in Japan to become an official Insta360 partner. Our camera operator moves in the order a traveler walks, so there is no casting to arrange and no likeness rights to clear.

  • Illustration of play, heart and save icons rising from a row of vertical phones, with a growth curve behind and a sprout at their feet

    Reason 02

    10M+views/month

    An organic track record that speaks for itself

    We pick the videos that will grow with the eye we built growing 15+ accounts without ad spend. Staff's-eye footage from the same shoot goes to the careers pages of local inns and transport operators.

  • Illustration of cards showing the scenes to feature, connected by arrows to a vertical video frame

    Reason 03

    Sharp angles

    Hands-on insight across industries

    We walk the area in the same order a traveler would and list the scenes one shoot can cover. After checking five points on what may be filmed, we set the shooting order and number of videos.

  • Illustration of icons for strategy, planning, filming, posting and analysis on a single loop around a vertical phone

    Reason 04

    Fully handled

    From filming to reuse, all in one place

    Each seasonal shoot gives 8 to 10 videos from a six-hour day, starting with what you will post in the off-season. The scope of secondary use is written into the contract, and the full set of footage is handed over at fiscal year-end.

POV Image

A POV video for tourism boards and local governments, pictured as one take

One example, laid out through a traveller's eyes from stepping off the train to holding the local treat. The actual scenes and their order are set in the shooting plan for each area.

  1. CUT 010–3s

    First-person sketch of feet on the platform of a small mountain station

    One step off, a different view

    Stepping off at the station

    AimOpens on the arrival to stop the scroll

  2. CUT 023–10s

    First-person sketch of walking a stone-paved lane lined with traditional townhouses

    A lane that's not on the map

    Walking the old town

    AimShows the town at walking pace

  3. CUT 0310–22s

    First-person sketch of two hands on a lookout railing above a bay and islands

    A view only for those who climb

    Reaching the lookout

    AimGives the highlight the longest screen time

  4. CUT 0422–30s

    First-person sketch of a hand holding a dango skewer against an old townscape

    How to get here, from our profile

    Holding the local treat

    AimEnds on food and points to access info

Process

How it actually runs for a destination, from concept through filming, editing, delivery and reuse

Workflow

Supported across four phases, from planning the shoot through to delivery and secondary use

Illustration of the planning phase, where the scenes to show and the shooting order are decided

Phase01

Concept and shoot plan

How many videos, and what can't be filmed, are decided before the shoot.

Illustration of the filming phase: shooting POV footage with an Insta360

Phase02

Filming (one shoot, everything at once)

We trace the traveller's own route, in one unbroken run.

Illustration of the editing phase: producing captions and thumbnails

Phase03

Editing

We tighten it to a pace people watch to the end.

Illustration of the analysis phase: reading post data and iterating

Phase04

Delivery and reuse

We don't stop at delivery; we settle where it gets used.

Where the videos go, and what we watch

TikTok Discovery. Found on the experience of walking the place itself

What we watchViews, average watch time, saves

Instagram Reels Consideration. Kept as a seasonal area guide

What we watchSaves, visits to the profile

YouTube Shortsand longer Where it stays for search, reaching people who look later

What we watchRetention rate, traffic from search

Repurposed into paid social The best-performing videos delivered as they are

What we watchCost per booking, ROAS

Tourism sites and signagetrade shows and buyer meetings Secondary use. The same material reused across the region

What we watchNumber of placements, production cost per video

This is one example. We take on production-only, one-off work as well as full management including posting and analysis.

FAQ

Questions we are often asked by tourism associations and local authorities

Roughly how many videos come out of one shoot?

As a guide, eight to ten from a six-hour day. Where the route is short and compact, two hours gives twelve videos' worth. Because the operator traces the traveller's own route, there is almost no waiting time.

Can the delivered video be used outside the tourism association's own accounts?

Yes, outside the association too. Use, term and whether secondary use is permitted are always stated in the contract. POV video with no talent needs no rights clearance, so the same material runs on tourism sites, with transport operators and accommodation, and in advertising.

Does the appeal of a place really come through without talent?

It does. Moving the lead role from a person to an experience means viewers watch it as though they were walking the place themselves. Nobody from the mayor's office or the staff has to appear, and likeness risk drops out at the concept stage.

Stations and tourist sites require filming permission. How far can you handle that?

We draw the line at the first meeting. We work through the five checks — no-film areas, confidential information, likeness, music and industry rules — list who needs an application and how long it takes, and build the plan from what can be filmed, in the seasons it can be filmed.

Our specification calls for both a long cut and short cuts. Can you deliver that?

That specification is fine. We produce several short cuts from the same shoot, then a long cut edited from them, and deliver the raw footage alongside. Share the specification and we will set out the structure at the proposal stage.

We already have footage on file. Can that be used?

You can start from that footage. We pull the cuts that can be rebuilt vertically from past promotional and event video and start with a recut. In our experience, finding the angle that works before commissioning new filming is the surer order.

What does it cost, and what is the going rate?

Social media management and POV video production come as a single plan, from JPY 300,000 a month. Pricing moves with the number of videos and the ideas behind them, so we quote individually once we know how often you want to film and what the concepts are. Secondary use is allowed, and recommendations for linking with ads are included. There is no charge for filming equipment (as an official Insta360 partner, we lend it). If ads are run, media spend is charged separately at cost.

Which company runs this service?

TripClear Inc., based in Shinsen-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo. Our core is social media management and vertical short-form video production, and we support tourism associations and local authorities. For the company profile, see Company.

Do you have case studies or a track record with local governments and tourism associations?

Our case studies with local governments and tourism associations are introduced on the social media management page. Our track record across industries is collected in Works.

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