// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Sendai?
Sendai scores 13% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #352 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
13%
Rank
#352 / 385
Criteria present
9 / 86
Evidence coverage
16.3%
Sendai's smart city score by area
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Sendai is strong
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
Where the gaps are
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
Evidence highlights
Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · Traffic / congestion open data
The Sendai Data Dashboard publishes various traffic and mobility-related datasets, including seat occupancy forecasts for public transport, city bus passenger heatmaps, Sendai subway ridership, and pedestrian flow heatmaps in the city center.
https://data.city.sendai.jp/Climate Action & Emissions · Climate action plan
Sendai City has a published climate action plan titled "Mori no Miyako Environmental Plan: Sendai City Environmental Basic Plan 2021-2030," with a revised edition from March 2024, and a summary edition from 2021.
https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I033402337Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · Transparent procurement
Japanese government procurement information, including that for local governments like designated cities (which Sendai is), is published in a database accessible to users, covering notices under international agreements like WTO and Japan-EU/UK EPAs.
https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/database/procurement/Critical Infrastructure Resilience · Power supply reliability
Sendai City is engaged in initiatives aimed at improving the resilience of its infrastructure and energy supplies.
https://sendai-resilience.jp/en/About this assessment
Sendai 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.