Portopia '81 Explained

Portopia '81 (Japanese: 神戸ポートアイランド博覧会), also abbreviated "Portopia", was an exhibition in Japan held at Port Island from March 20 – September 15, 1981.^[1]

Its theme was "Creation of a New Cultural City on the Sea". Portopia was organized to commemorate the opening of Port Island. It received over 16 million visitors.^{[2] [3] [4]}

The Portopia exhibition grounds are the setting of the influential 1983 adventure game The Portopia Serial Murder Case designed by Yuji Horii and published by Enix.

Pavilions

• Theme Pavilion
• Hyogo Prefecture Pavilion
• Kobe Pavilion
• Kawasaki Steel Earth Pavilion
• Kobe Steel Portorama Pavilion
• Suntory Water Land
• Midori Pavilion - Sanwa Group.
• Kobe Planetarium Theater
• Daiei Pavilion Omnimax Theater
• Sumitomo Pavilion
• Mitsubishi Pavilion
• IBM Kentoshi Pavilion
• Sanyo Solarium
• KEPCO Future Energy Pavilion
• Osaka Gas Wonderland
• UCC Coffee Pavilion
• Fuyo Group Pavilion Green Air Dome
• Heartpia
• Mitsui Group Pavilion
• Solar Pyramid Matsushita Pavilion
• Fresh Life '81
• Fashion Live Theater
• Minami Galathee Pavilion
• Tobacco & Salt Paviion - Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation.
• Port Oasis
• Amateur Radio Pavilion - Japan Amateur Radio League.
• International Pavilion No.1
  • United Arab Emirates
  • State of Paraná
  • State of Washington
  • Finland
  • United Nations
• International Pavilion No.2
  • West Germany
  • Bulgaria
  • Rotterdam
  • Marseille
  • Riga
  • UNESCO
  • South Pacific Pavilion - Australia, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, West Samoa, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, New Caledonia, and French Polynesia shared a booth.
  • International Communication Pavilion - KDD.
  • EXPO'85
• International Pavilion No.3 - Saudi Ports Authority.
• Large exhibition hall - Using the Kobe International Exhibition Hall.
  • Tianjin Pavilion
  • Telecom Pavilion - NTT.
  • Local Government Pavilion
  • Toban-Yosui Irrigational Canal Pavilion
• International Pavilion No.4
  • Sri Lanka
  • Mexico
  • Limited time booth - Philippines, Thailand, Bhutan, Bolivia, and Chile shared a booth.
• Indoor Event Venue - Using the Port Island Sports Center.
  • Rokko Flood Control Pavilion
• Panda Pavilion

Further reading

• Book: 神戸ポートアイランド博覧会公式記録. Kobe Port Island Exposition Official Report . Kobe Port Island Exposition committee. Kobe Shimbun Publishing Center,Dentsu. 1982.

Notes and References

1. News: 第2部 特集 「海上都市へかける自負」ポートピア'81. Part2 Special Feature Proud to be a maritime city, Portopia'81 . The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun Company. March 19, 1981 . ja.
2. Web site: 「神戸ポートピア博」40年前の秘蔵映像 20日公開. Kobe Portopia Expo Secret footage from 40 years ago will be shown on the 20th . Kobe Shimbun Next. Kobe Shimbun. ja.
3. News: 汽笛が開幕告げる ポートピア'81. Ship's whistle announced the start, Portpia'81. Evening. The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun Company. March 19, 1982 . ja.
4. News: ポートピア'81閉幕 入場者数1610万人. Portpia'81 closed 16,102,752 visitors. The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun Company. September 16, 1981 . ja.