// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Kobe?
Kobe scores 20.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #290 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
20.6%
Rank
#290 / 385
Criteria present
16 / 86
Evidence coverage
20.9%
Kobe's smart city score by area
4 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed
Where Kobe is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Kobe City operates an open data portal, as indicated by the page titled "Kobe City Open Data" which describes API usage for its datasets.
https://data.city.kobe.lg.jp/api/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Kobe City Open Data provides programmatic API access, including a CKAN API for metadata acquisition (listing, showing, and searching datasets) and a CKAN Data API add-on for querying the contents of CSV files.
https://data.city.kobe.lg.jp/api/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Kobe City operates a continuous air environment monitoring system with 15 general environmental air monitoring stations and 5 automobile exhaust gas monitoring stations, which continuously measure pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, photochemical oxidants, an…
https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQHmb9aTUhP5ngde50cRiwPNk6rderb7joEPqfMa10tAqmzA4Y4rrcthMYZUNCRx0nsiltkfmMZsbJD57MKwYVNZe5MVamP9f58CG3TOmjGncozkRzfAjy3C6Ym4mXu7XFH-caFvukRbJeZAXeKzasXh3fTfQrgLFRTYocxfP2ivIOQYMrzpyLM2O24fYP7IAir Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
Kobe City provides real-time air quality measurement results and past data for download on its 'Kobe City Environmental Continuous Monitoring System' website, accessible via both PC and mobile phones, including information on photochemical oxidant alerts.
https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQHmb9aTUhP5ngde50cRiwPNk6rderb7joEPqfMa10tAqmzA4Y4rrcthMYZUNCRx0nsiltkfmMZsbJD57MKwYVNZe5MVamP9f58CG3TOmjGncozkRzfAjy3C6Ym4mXu7XFH-caFvukRbJeZAXeKzasXh3fTfQrgLFRTYocxfP2ivIOQYMrzpyLM2O24fYP7IAbout this assessment
Kobe 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.