// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Sapporo?
Sapporo scores 59.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #170 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
59.3%
Rank
#170 / 388
Criteria present
45 / 86
Evidence coverage
67.4%
Sapporo's smart city score by area
10 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
5 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Sapporo is strong
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The "DATA-SMART CITY SAPPORO" platform, managed by the Sapporo City Digital Strategy Promotion Bureau, functions as an official open data portal, publishing machine-readable CSV files across various categories.
https://data.pf-sapporo.jp/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The DATA-SMART CITY SAPPORO portal provides numerous datasets, including 35 under "交通" (Transportation) and 14 under "環境" (Environment). Additionally, Public Transport GTFS Data, relevant to Sapporo, is available on the Hokkaido open data platform.
https://data.pf-sapporo.jp/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
Sapporo operates the "DATA-SMART CITY SAPPORO" ICT utilization platform, which provides regularly updated city indicators such as infection trends and statistical data, organized into a data catalog.
https://data.pf-sapporo.jp/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
Sapporo operates the "DATA-SMART CITY SAPPORO" ICT utilization platform, managed by the city's Digital Strategy Promotion Bureau, which integrates and categorizes data from various urban domains such as disaster prevention, population, urban planning, and h…
https://data.pf-sapporo.jp/About this assessment
Sapporo 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.