City assessment
How smart is Nagoya?
Nagoya scores 46.8% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #285 of 386 by smart reach and #294 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. 34 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
#285 / 386
Smart score
46.8%
Evidenced rank
#294 / 387
Criteria present
33 / 86
Evidence coverage
53.5%
Nagoya's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 2 not yet assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 7 not yet assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 6 not yet assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not yet assessed
Where Nagoya is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Digital Government Services · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
34 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
- Public Safety & Emergency4 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience3 of 3
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model3 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy3 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility2 of 4
- Climate Adaptation & Heat2 of 3
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure2 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience2 of 4
- Education & Digital Skills2 of 3
- Green Space & Biodiversity2 of 3
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles2 of 4
- Air Quality & Monitoring1 of 3
- Housing & Urban Planning1 of 3
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Nagoya City operates an official open data catalog site where its open data is published. This site allows for keyword and category searches, data previews, dashboards, and API access.
https://www.city.nagoya.jp/shisei/category/388-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.htmlOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
A dataset for Nagoya City Bus GTFS-JP data is explicitly licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. The city also has its own 'Nagoya City Open Data Terms of Use'.
https://data.bodik.jp/dataset/231002_7109030000_bus-gtfs-jpOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Nagoya City publishes high-value datasets including city bus GTFS-JP data, subway timetable data, and environmental data used for waste management applications.
https://data.bodik.jp/dataset/231002_7109030000_bus-gtfs-jpOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Nagoya City Open Data Catalog Site explicitly states that APIs are available for users to access data.
https://www.city.nagoya.jp/shisei/category/388-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.htmlAbout this assessment
Nagoya 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.