// 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
3 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
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-busOpen 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-busHealth & 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-b6d8-1a7823cc6488Health & 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-b6d8-1a7823cc6488About 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.