title: Portopia '81
text: # Portopia '81
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  ## 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
  