// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Kawasaki?

Kawasaki scores 13.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #372 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

13.9%

Rank

#372 / 386

Criteria present

10 / 86

Evidence coverage

15.1%

Kawasaki's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation67%

3 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed

Mobility & Transport0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste100%

1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion100%

3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model88%

3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Where Kawasaki is strong

  • Disaster Risk & Resilience
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
  • Housing & Urban Planning

Where the gaps are

  • Public Safety & Emergency
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Open Data & Transparency

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

The Public Transportation Open Data Center (odpt.org) functions as a data collaboration platform for public transportation operators and data users in Japan, and its documentation specifically references "Kawasaki City Bus" data.

https://api.odpt.org/api/v4/doc/jp/dataset.html#%E5%B7%9D%E5%B4%8E%E5%B8%82%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9-kawasaki-city-bus

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

The Public Transportation Open Data Center provides API specifications on its developer site, enabling programmatic access to public transportation data. The URL `api.odpt.org` also indicates the presence of an API.

https://api.odpt.org/api/v4/doc/jp/dataset.html#%E5%B7%9D%E5%B4%8E%E5%B8%82%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9-kawasaki-city-bus

Health & Digital Health · Healthcare provision data

Kawasaki City has a list of medical institutions, including hospitals and clinics with long-term care beds, and data on the number of hospitals and beds by health center, available through the Kanagawa Prefecture Open Data Catalog Site.

https://catalog.opendata.pref.kanagawa.jp/dataset/17ce11f8-1a77-4b89-bd39-e00a0d5b44f3/resource/3e5218df-37a0-4d14-b6d8-1a7823cc6488

Health & Digital Health · Public health open data

Kawasaki City publishes a medical institution list, including hospital and bed counts, as open data on the Kanagawa Prefecture Open Data Catalog Site, available for download as an XLSX file.

https://catalog.opendata.pref.kanagawa.jp/dataset/17ce11f8-1a77-4b89-bd39-e00a0d5b44f3/resource/3e5218df-37a0-4d14-b6d8-1a7823cc6488

About this assessment

Kawasaki was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.