// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Kyoto?
Kyoto scores 27.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #248 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
27.7%
Rank
#248 / 385
Criteria present
20 / 86
Evidence coverage
32.6%
Kyoto's smart city score by area
5 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 14 not assessed
Where Kyoto is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Kyoto City operates an official open data portal, data.city.kyoto.lg.jp, which was renewed on June 1, 2023.
https://data.city.kyoto.lg.jp/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Kyoto City open data portal provides transport datasets, such as Kyoto City Subway station-to-station distance and fares, and environmental data, including a list of street garbage containers.
https://data.city.kyoto.lg.jp/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The eLTAX Local Tax Portal System allows for common tax payments and electronic declarations, indicating that local taxes can be paid online.
https://www.eltax.lta.go.jp/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3D digital twin / city model
Kyoto is involved with Project PLATEAU, a national initiative by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to create 3D city models and digital twins for urban planning and simulation, as evidenced by the 'KYOTO PLATEAU HACK 2023' hackatho…
https://www.mlit.go.jp/plateau/About this assessment
Kyoto 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.