Portopia '81
Japanese exposition
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.
- International Pavilion No.4
- Indoor Event Venue - Using the Port Island Sports Center.
- Rokko Flood Control Pavilion
- Panda Pavilion
Further reading
- Kobe Shimbun Publishing Center,Dentsu, ed. (1982). 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.
References
- ^ "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] (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. The Asahi Shimbun. March 19, 1981.
- ^ "「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 (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun.
- ^ "汽笛が開幕告げる ポートピア'81" [Ship's whistle announced the start , Portpia'81] (in Japanese) (Evening ed.). The Asahi Shimbun Company. The Asahi Shimbun. March 19, 1982.
- ^ "ポートピア'81閉幕 入場者数1610万人" [Portpia'81 closed 16,102,752 visitors] (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. The Asahi Shimbun. September 16, 1981.
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