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Kakek Bodo Waterfal - Tretes

KAKEK BODO WATERFALL

It is located at Tretes and belongs to Pasuruan forest range unit. It can be accessible from Surabaya for about 45 minutes drive. Kakek Bodo is an esthatic Forest lines are located at the Pasuruan Forest District, Forest Ranger unit of the west Lawang, Sub Forest Ranger of Prigen. It’s about 35 km from Pasuruan. This recreational forest has surrounded by pine forest and other trees such as, Akasia (acacia decurrens). Kaliandra (Calliandra Calathyrsus) and Mahoni (Swientenia Macraphylla). In this area we can find the kakek Bodo Waterfall 40 meters height, the esthetic forest cross, recreational park for children, and the grave of Kakek Bodo.

Enjoy its fresh air, beautiful scenery and clear water in Kakek Bodo waterfall with your family. This waterfall is surrounded by beautiful forest, so that it add the natural view of this tourism object.

There are many visitor who commonly visit this tourism location in holiday. They also usually have camp activity in group or with their family member.

More info visit: www.pasuruan.eastjava.com

Kasiman Temple - Mojokerto

Kasiman Temple (Cungkup Temple)

Kasiman Temple is located in Kasiman Tengah village, Pacet district, Mojokerto regency. Kesiman Temple is only left its foot part and body part. This temple is looks out upon west direction. On its fourth body part, has crafted some relief in Javanese style, medallion, rectangle, and human. In medallion, there is animal relief; then in rectangle, there is entertainer. The up stair is located in southwest and southeast side. The under part of stair in southeast is getting broken. The north side wall of the entertainer is dragon relief that pull by two human, in left and right side. While, in right and left side of the up stair is “Gana”.

More info visit: www.mojokerto.eastjava.com

Sedudo Waterfall - Nganjuk

Sedudo Waterfall

Sedudo Waterfall located at Ngliman, Sawahan district. Reachable from Nganjuk about 30 km. The air is fresh and cool. This location is often visited by many of people especially during Suro, one of months of the Javanese year. An impressive waterfall of more than 100 metres high, Sedudo Falls – like many other falls, springs, and wells in Java is believed to be something of a fountain of youth. The district goverment and the public around, always held a traditional ceremony every Suro. According to them, Sedudo Waterfall was used to bath statue in Parna Prahista ceremony, then the water spattered to the body in order to get a safety and eternal youth. The traditional ceremony of taking up Sedudo sacral water as the sign to begin the public bathing is done by 12 girls with long hair and boys. The form this procession is taking a bath together in the pool under Sedudo waterfall, and held every Suro (the first Javanese month). This procession is led by the Regent of Nganjuk and followed by the local visitors, and the tourist who come from the whole Java. After taking a bath, still on the Sedudo area, the visitors are entertained with the traditional art named Jedor.

Sedudo Waterfall is located at the foot of Mount. Wilis, like many other falls; clear water, falls, and fresh air. But this waterfall wells in Java is believed to be something of a fountain of youth, especially during the first month of the Javanese year, will be blessed with eternal youth. Aside from the waterfall itself, the trip up into the hills from Nganjuk, following the river’s current, offers exceptional visit of fresh mountain country. In that Waterfall, we also can get fasilities such as;toilet, bath room, food seller, clothes seller, fruits seller, and souvenirs. Aside from the waterfall itself, the trip up into the hills from Nganjuk, following the river’s course, offers exceptional vistas of mountain country.

More info visit: www.nganjuk.eastjava.com

Batik Gedog - Tuban

Batik Gedog

Batik Gedog is a traditional painting Batik from Tuban – East Java. Kerek, a region of Tuban is well known as central of Batik Gedog. Mostly the Batik Gedog’s artisan is come from Kerek.

This kind of Indonesian Batik is a masterpiece of cultural creation which the existence still accepted by society until now. There’s many value of art and cultural content that represented by the Batik, so that this kind of batik have its own special characteristic.

Tuban, as one of the town which located in the east of Java Island, has an unique culture. It’s called unique, because in this town there are 3 of culture that influenced the society. That 3 of culture influencing one to another, and they are still exist and develop. That 3 of culture are Majapahit Kingdom, Islam and Chinese. Culture of Majapahit Kingdom influenced Tuban, because region of Tuban was included in power of Majapahit, when this Kingdom was in command. Then, Islam culture, developed by Sunan Bonang, a religious leader that propagating Islam around Tuban through his art creations. While Chinese culture came to Tuban, because in Majapahit Kingdoms’ era , Tuban was one of the biggest harbor. And from this harbor Kubilai Khan came into Majapahit, also as well as running away from empire of Majapahit. And until nowadays, the generations of Kubilai Khan’s solders living in Tuban.

Hence, when we perceives motif of Batik Gedog, we can find that 3 of cultures influences the every details. Such as the bird picture that being a motif of Batik Gedog, is bird called “ Hong”, which is a bird from China, and never be found in Tuban. Then, flower motifs, we can found in common batik’s motif along of Java Island. The last, culture of Islam represented by the religious name of Batik Gedog’s motifs such as Kijing Miring, etc.

Batik Gedog has so many kinds of motif and design , such as Ganggeng,Kembang Randu, Kembang Waluh, Cuken, Melati Selangsang, Satriyan, Kijing Miring, Likasan Kothong, Guntingan, Panjiori, Kenongo Uleren, Panji Krentil, Panji Serong, and Panji Konang. The last 3 of motifs, in former was only wears by the prince. Then Panji Krentil that has indigo color, believes have a power to healing some diseases.

Former, Batik Gedog only use or wear in a tradional ceremony such as earth alms ( sedekah bumi ), wedding, and funeral. But by the time, Batik Gedog now, is also use as a daily clothes and other functions such as such as souvenirs, like tablecloth, bad cover, and also wall’s decoration.

More info visit: www.tuban.eastjava.com

Trinil Museum - Ngawi

Trinil Museum

Trinil Museum is located about 12 kilometers in the west of Ngawi is in same direction of Soerjo monument. It constitutes the complex of myth of ancient man fossil (prehistoric men fossil) (Pitecanthropus erectus) and also fossils of other ancient life, which has been raised to the world of science by an archeologist named Eugene Dubois since 1891.

In this complex of myths there are many kinds of facilities such as: the place to keep the fossils any its exposition, fossil laboratory, and others where all of them lie at the side of Solo river. After observing the museum collection and their scientific identifications, then the visitor can enjoy the direction of the side of Solo river from the altitude, we can imagine the fragment of lives of the prehistoric people in the shade of the tropical forest at the side of Solo river, as though we have become apart of them.

More info visit: www.ngawi.eastjava.com

Batik Trenggalek

Batik Trenggalek

Batik is an Indonesian traditional clothes, which popular since the ancient time of Javanese people made it. Hence, the particular mode, design, art and history from each regions are different with other regions. That is why Trenggalek has the term for their Batik clothes. Batik which came from East Java commonly has bright colors than Batik from Mid Java.

for details visit:
www.trenggalek.eastjava.com

Gondang Dam - Bojonegoro

Gondang Dam

Gondang Dam is located at Sugio district, 19 km south west of Lamongan. It was built in 1983-1987. The main use of the dam is for irrigation, but now on, many tourists come there for having relax and fishing; camping ground, water bicycle and mini zoo are available.

The manager of the dam has commit to implement the programs of Sapta Pesona (Seven Charms) to make the tourist always enjoy this tourism object.
There are place for the children who want to play, such as water bicycle, and mini zoo that dwelt the several animals such as dear, monkey, eagle, peacock and other animals. So those, the visitor can also bring their children to enjoy this place. By the motto of Sapta Pesona, Gondang reservoir always creating safety, orderly, clean, cold, beautiful, audience and give the good memory for the visitor.

More info visit: www.bojonegoro.eastjava.com

Hok Swie Bio Temple - Bojonegoro

Hok Swie Bio

Hok Swie Bio Temple is one of religious place in Bojonegoro. It is Tri Dharma religious place and famous with its Dragon Head design. It looks like a chinese area, because the design is seems like Chinese style. The dominant color of this temple is red, so that many people thought that this temple is build for Chinese people.

This temple is visit by many people, especially in Chinese new year. There are many pilgrim from Bojonegoro and other area visit and pray here. Hok
Swie Bio temple has some rest place, so that the pilgrims can stay here for couple days. This temple is also clean and comfortable.

Beside its unique form, this temple has some relief on its wall that
describe a dragon head with blue body. Hok Swie Bio temple also has some
bowl to burn the (one of pray ritual equipment).

More info visit: www.bojonegoro.eastjava.com

Banana Ledre - Bojonegoro

Ledre

Bojonegoro is one of East Java regency that famous with its own products. Many people want to visit Bojonegoro because it has special food called “Ledre” and its special fruit called “Salak Wedi”.

Ledre
Ledre is kind of snack, typical of Bojonegoro. It formed gapit ( like rolled chips emping) with sweet plantain aroma. The nice one is banana taste. It is special snack from Bojonegoro that made of sugar, flour, and banana. The snack has rolled, so that it looks like a stick. Ledre with banana taste has become the favorite snack of the most visitors. It’s feel not complete if visit Bojonegoro without buy some Ledre.

More info visit: www.bojonegoro.eastjava.com

Ngampiran Beach - Trenggalek

Ngampiran Beach

Ngampiran beach is located on Tawing village, munjungan regency, about 4 Km to the east from Munjungan local government office or 50 Km of southwest from Trenggalek regency. Ngampiran beach is pure and having lovable white sand and commonly for vacation, but not for swimming because its steepness.

More info visit: www.trenggalek.eastjava.com