// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Nagoya?
Nagoya scores 41.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #288 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
41.3%
Rank
#288 / 388
Criteria present
28 / 86
Evidence coverage
48.8%
Nagoya's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Nagoya is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
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 UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-23 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.