// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Nagoya?
Nagoya scores 21.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #341 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
21.7%
Rank
#341 / 386
Criteria present
17 / 86
Evidence coverage
25.6%
Nagoya's smart city score by area
2 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 5 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Nagoya is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Digital Government Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
Evidence highlights
Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Nagoya City operates a public transport network including subways, city buses, and sightseeing route buses, in addition to other railway lines like Meitetsu, JR, and Kintetsu.
https://www.nagoya-info.jp/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
Nagoya City provides GTFS-JP data for its city buses, compliant with the standard bus standard format, with data available for 2025 and 2026.
https://data.bodik.jp/dataset/231002_7109030000_bus-gtfs-jpHealth & Digital Health · Healthcare provision data
The Nagoya City Official Website provides information on health access, including holiday/night emergency medical care and children's medical care, health check-ups, and vaccinations.
https://www.city.nagoya.jp/Culture, Tourism & Recreation · Culture / recreation provision
Nagoya provides extensive data and information on its cultural and recreational facilities, including lists and search functions for tourist spots, museums (e.g., Nagoya City Science Museum, Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology), castles (…
https://www.nagoya-info.jp/About this assessment
Nagoya 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.