City assessment
How smart is Kawasaki?
Kawasaki scores 50.7% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #272 of 386 by smart reach and #276 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 27 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 19 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#272 / 386
Smart score
50.7%
Evidenced rank
#276 / 387
Criteria present
38 / 86
Evidence coverage
57%
Kawasaki's smart city score by area
5 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 3 not yet assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 9 not yet assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 3 not yet assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not yet assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 6 not yet assessed
Where Kawasaki is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 2 absent
- ▸Digital Government Services · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 1 partial
Not yet assessed
27 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Energy & Smart Grid4 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model4 of 4
- Air Quality & Monitoring3 of 3
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles3 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure2 of 4
- Green Space & Biodiversity2 of 3
- Public Safety & Emergency2 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy2 of 4
- Climate Adaptation & Heat1 of 3
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Water & Sanitation1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Kawasaki City publishes open data, including event information via an API and public facility data as downloadable files (XLSX, CSV), indicating an official open data initiative.
https://eventapp.city.kawasaki.jp/data/api/v1/reference.htmlOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Datasets for event information and public facilities are explicitly provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.1 Japan License or a general Creative Commons License.
https://eventapp.city.kawasaki.jp/data/api/v1/reference.htmlOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Kawasaki City provides an API for event information, complete with documentation on how to access and query the data programmatically.
https://eventapp.city.kawasaki.jp/data/api/v1/reference.htmlPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Kawasaki has a well-developed railway network and bus network, with Kawasaki City Bus operating a bus network, and other operators like Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus, Tokyu Bus, and Odakyu Bus also providing services within the city.
https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQHVi_xius0QVG6mRaYSC1eqd-bqVkjj55rxj9MIxalp_XX_wa3JFPHNAIRNJ-_zwQx5Vzx0hC4zuOq5M8SSTafeibnLKp380G1Riaslsy5NI02Tn8EZZJhSX0DGohquJAnBTio3E4PqYTveexlddamzjCsR7wYPji_yoi5TIQ==About this assessment
Kawasaki was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 19 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.