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FC/Organization	Incentive system	Budget
Yamagata City	Assistance for filming: Accommodation costs, meals, construction costs, building costs, event costs, transportation costs, personnel costs (only for those living in the City), facility utilization fees and equipment transportation costs within the city in relation to the shoot	Movies: Up to 2 million JPY Dramas: Up to 1 million JPY
Kobe Film Office	Subsidies for location scouting (For both domestic and overseas films and TV dramas）	To cover costs for round-trip airfare and accommodation, for 3persons/3 nights, a location scouting aid fund will be provided to overseas and domestic film crew who meet requirements. The amount will be based on actual costs, and the upper limit of the annual budget is 1 million JPY.
Hiroshima Film Commission	Accommodation costs for location scouts from overseas Meals for location scouts from overseas	10,000 JPY×2 persons ＝　20,000 JPY 5,000 JPY×4 persons　＝　20,000 JPY
Hiroshima City	Subsidies for production costs (only the expenses in Hiroshima City) for overseas films and TV dramas	negotiabletd>
Kochi Film Commission	Monitor tour （Location scouting assistance）	Travel fees, transportation costs within the prefecture Total budget: 1,240,000 JPY (FY2011 budget)
Kagawa Prefecturetd>	negotiable	Up to 1,000,000 JPY
Kitakyushu Film Commission	Subsidies for accommodation in Kitakyushu City (For both domestic and overseas films and TV dramas)	UP to 3,000,000 JPY
Fukuoka City	Subsidies for production costs (only the expenses in Fukuoka City) For both (For both domestic and overseas films and TV dramas）	negotiable
Saga Prefecture Film Commissiontd	Subsidies for location scouting (For both domestic and overseas films and TV dramas）only the expenses in Saga Prefecture	Up to 30,000,000 JPY
Kumamoto Prefecture	Assistance for filming: Only the expenses in Kumamoto Prefecture	Cover 20% of all the expenses in Kumamoto Prefecture. (up to 2,000,000 JPY)
Miyazaki Film Commission	Scenery scouting Assistance for location scouting System for inviting key personnel (both domestic and overseas)	・Domestic return fares: 62,000 JPY limit per person. For scouts from overseas, the amount will be decided upon in consideration of the point of embarkation and other factors. ・Accommodation grant is 13,000 JPY (one night’s stay with breakfast) per person, with a limit of up to 2 days. ・Research fees for locations within the prefecture: 50,000 JPY
Okinawa Film Office	Support for co-production, joint productiontd>	Applicable for all filming-related contents (movies, dramas, PV, animation, games, etc.) Subsidies for location scouting: Maximum of 15,000,000 JPY per project for accommodations, transportation, personnel costs (local employment) (However, a Japanese production partner is required)

*Many of the cities provide a large number of volunteer extras for no charge, and exemption of fees for shooting at public facilities.