Wahyu Lake Magetan

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A Glance of Wahyu Lake

3 kilometers before Sarangan Lake, from magetan, is another natural lake, named Telaga Wahyu (Wahyu Lake). It is 15 hectares in size, with a climate not much different from Sarangan Lake, and definitely easily accessed by big or small vehicles.

At Wahyu Lake, tourists can relax while fishing. At certain times there area also various arts and camping performances are held. Near the lake, tourists can find a natural water spring named ‘Sumber Tamtu’. It is said that the water from this spring has the virtue to make people stay young.

Sarangan and surroundings are good for hiking: beautiful scenery, friendly people and a cool climate.

More info visit: www.magetan.eastjava.com

Tomb Of Princess Champa

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Tomb of Princess from Champa

Lying to the north east of the Kolam Segaran is a Muslim tomb dating from the year A.D. 1448. Popular belief has it that this is the grave of a princess from Champa (Vietnam), who married the last king of Majapahit and converted him to Islam. The princess is further connected with the Wali Songo, or 'nine saints' of Islam, who were instrumental in spreading the new religion throughout Java during the 15th and 16th centuries.

More info visit: www.mojokerto.eastjava.com

Ciputra Waterpark Surabaya, A Place Where Fun And Adventure Lies

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CIPUTRA WATERPARK
The Biggest Water Park in Indonesia

A million freshness and cheerful are waiting in Ciputra Water Park. Visit the best water means in the country; readily bring you and family to the unforgettable adventure of Sinbad water world.
Cheerful, Exclaimed, Full of challenge!!!

Sirens River
This special river designed to make you and family become increasingly chummy and intimate. Enjoy its besotted family relax and fringing artificial river along 425 meter length. The Sirens River flow calm will bring you to explore exclaiming the 1001 adventure story nights in the middle of the water ripples of Sinbad world.

Chimera Pool
Free laugh of all family members! Also the child who partaken with his friends. Chimera Pool is special pool for the child to play at as his satisfied. It is equipped with small water fountain runs sudden shine rotation; this child pool will invite laugh and cheerful of your child.

Marina Lagoon
Let children to dissolve in their wide imagine. Marina Lagoon provides supporting facilities such as; a playground for children that equipped with game as of small slip and bridge for them gather and jest. Here they have opportunity to have socialization and look for new friend passed various imaginative adventures, which they have.

Sinbad Playground
Explore palace towers to play at Sinbad, which is continued one another by rickety bridge. This towers equipped with water cannon for ignorant their friend, and exclaimer again is giant water drum that readily to spill 5000 water gallons and bath you in cheerful.

Roc Tower
Slip Tower with 15 meter high is full of challenge. It is guaranteed to make all trying and always addictive. Accelerate high-speedily in tunnel and racing adrenalin. And "burr...!" Sudden you have been be under and wanted soon to repeat the remarkable exclaimed experience.

Syracuse Beach
Chase one another with wave with family will surely incise smiling and laugh. You will not be numeral when coming just small billow or ripples wave hereinafter. Enjoy current pool with 1800 m2 width and 1,2 meter depth. Besides also can relax with coastal situation accompanied by kindhearted and funny giant whale.

More info: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Jagad Karana Temple Surabaya

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JAGAD KARANA TEMPLE

The Grand Jagat Karana Temple is opened first time by The Staff Chief of KODAMAR V Maritime Commodore R. Sahiran at Saraswati day Saturday Umanis Wu Watugunung 29 November 1969. This temple is located in Lumba-Lumba Street 1 Surabaya

This temple had a restoration, based of Wahono support and declared on 26 September 1987. Above the inscription is written a sentence that say:

Karya Agung Lenteg Linggih
Pura Agung Jagat Karana
Saniscara Umanis Watugunung
Tang - ping 3 sasih kapat 1909 C
Bale manusya yadnya

The various religious activities of Hindu believer in Surabaya are often focused here. They are Galungan, Kuningan, Saraswati, Melasti, Pecaruan and other. With celebration of Nyepi or New Year Saka, it is expected the Hindu members will cope to increase the Sradha and Bhakti to create the harmonious public, peace, and secure and prosperous.

This Pratima hereinafter applied in Melasti ceremony, a ceremony with an aim to request the life water or tirta amerta. There are 11 pratima of eight temple in Surabaya, add three temples that each resided in Gresik, Lamongan, and Sidoarjo, has join in Melasti ceremony.

The intention of Melasti ceremony like the one that written in Wedha literatre is angamet sarining amerta ring telenging samudra or look for life water in the middle of the ocean.

The next ceremony from this network is Tawur ceremony to dross or Mecaru is focused in Taman Bungkul, followed by tens of Hindu priest and soothsayers from Bromo. In this ceremony, the prayers is contain of application of peacefulness in world is echoed. The core of the ceremony is for the shake of harmonization of glorious nature and elite world.

At that time, ogoh-ogoh which have been prepared some day before take a big role in New Year Saka celebration. Ogoh-ogoh being made like rangda, inverse scorpion, scorpion ijo, and cluluk all is the symbol of badness and all of bad things in the world.

When the commemoration of Nyepi Holiday, Hindu believer will execute Catur Brata Nyepi, or execute the prohibition of four things. First prohibition is observe geni or don't turn on the fire. The value, which implied in observe geni is to kill the bad passion in our self, which during the time unconsciously always stay in our heart, for example just bluffed, sharpened, or other bad character. The other three prohibitions is observe the masterpiece or don't have a work, observe lelungan or don't travel, and observe lelanguan or don't enjoy the entertainment.

As does other religion believer who greet the New Year with cleanness heart and mind, hence Hindu believer also perform a praying ceremony ngembak geni in Segara Temple, Kenjeran, Surabaya. The ceremony that becomes an action chains to greet this Saka New Year is filled with dharma santi or apologized each Hindu member.

Praying Schedule in Jagat Karana Temple
- Galungan and Kuningan Holiday start from 17.00 pm
- Saraswati and Piodalan Holiday start from 17.00 pm
- Full moon and Tilem Day start from 17.30 pm
- Nyepi Holiday:
Melasti start from 1200 WIB
Pecaruan and Pengerupukan start from 08.00 am

More info: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

The Singapore Of Surabaya

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In 1989, PT Ciputra Surya Tbk was become the pioneer of 'Kota Mandiri' development in Surabaya west part. The first company project is Surabaya Citra Raya Real Estate that opened in 1993. The real estate that is resides in an area with width of 1126 hectares and as the development project of the biggest Real Estate in East Java.

Now Great Image known as The Singapore of Surabaya is a cleanness, modern and green town. This luxuriant housing is built with inwrought security and safety system. Power cable tissue system, telephone and polarization of water stay underground so that if there are any repair is not necessarily dig-cover hole and done swiftly and inwrought.

It all supported by various facilities like golf courses and family club, international school, shopping market, and other. The housing area is managed inwrought by an institute. Once in a while we meet busy women to abstract grass weed, sprinkle crop by using sprayer and water faucet being attached alongside the road. They are worker woman that is visible contrast with "moderation" and a luxuriant housing image.

Following the success of Citra Raya, the Company developed several other projects to expand the existence of Ciputra Group in East Java and also other parts of Indonesia. In 1995 the Company marked the opening of 18-hole Ciputra Golf, followed by the next 9-hole in 1997 to become the most popular golf club in East Java. The Family Club adjacent to the Golf Club House commenced its operation also in 1997. Both the golf and family clubs are private clubs by membership only.

In 1998, the Company launched Graha Citra, a residential estate in the north of Citra Raya. Due to weak demand during the monetary crisis in 1998, this project was suspended until 2001. In 2003 this project was re-launched as Bukit Palma. Bukit Palma more affordable houses for middle class, therefore complements Citra Raya that provides more offers houses.

In August 2005, the Company also commenced the operation of Ciputra Waterpark in Citra Raya. Covering 4 hectares of land, Ciputra Waterpark is the largest water park in Indonesia. The Company has been through a long journey to become a major real estate player in Indonesia. It created vision on raw land and develop it for better living of the people. It successfully survived during the monetary crisis in 1998 and has been growing afterwards.

More info: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Ranu Pane Lumajang

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This area has beautiful scenery. It is located in Panupane village in Senduro district, about 50 km west of Lumajang on the slope of Bromo and Mount Semeru . There are a wide variety of home stay options available.

Pane, Regulo and Gembolo / Gumbulo Lake are the fantastic lakes in Lumajang regency. Enjoy the clear water, nature scenery, fresh air, comfortable situation in these area.

For More Details Please Visit:
www.lumajang.eastjava.com

The Beauty Of Wonosari Dam Tulungagung

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Wonorejo Dam

Wonorejo Dam is located in Wonorejo village, Pagerwojo district, Tulungagung regency, East Java province, Indonesia. It is about 12 km of the center of the city. With about 122 million meters cubic capacity, Wonorejo dam become one of biggest dam in Indonesia, even South-East Asian.

Wonorejo dam is declared in 2001 by President of Indonesia , Megawati Soekarnoputri, after built almost 9 years since 1992. Wonorejo dam has function as the power of electricity and source of drink water in East Java province. This dam is also functioned to avoid flood in Tulungagung, together with Neyama Dam in Besuki district.

Now on, Wonorejo dam is also functioned as one of tourism object in Tulungagung, beside Popoh Beach. Some facilities are built around Wonorejo Dam, one of them is Swah-Loh Resort.

Beside functioned as PLTA and as irrigation, Wonorejo Dam is also introduced as tourism object that presents comfortable and recreation facilities. In its concept, Wonorejo Dam is aimed to supply clean water in Tulungagung area and also as irrigation facility in Pagerwojo area.

As one of tourism object in Tulungagung, Wonorejo Dam is equipped with canoe, camping area, helicopter lines, fishing and standart circuits for Motocross event and off road.

With about 15 km from the center of the town, Wonorejo Dam is easy to reach. Beside that, the visitors will enjoy their journey to Wonorejo Dam, because it has beautiful scenery and completed with resort and villa with high quality. The hill is fresh with cool valley and clean air, very comfortable and pure in tropic area. Wonorejo dam is using foundry concept in a hill and has artistic value for the visitors. This tourism object is also has clean environment which can make the visitors for more longer.

Many events are held here, both in region and national level. The annually events are; national paper kite competition, motocross and 4WD OFFROAD competition, bow and narrow competition, etc.

The other mission of Wonorejo barrage is trying to develop mountain tourism concept in Tulungagung, so that the tourism concept not only in coast sector or agro business, but also the important public facilities can exposes for tourism. On day, Tulungagung is not only known as marble city, but also a city that presents many recreation places.

For More Details Please Visit:
www.tulungagung.eastjava.com

Rambut Monte Blitar

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Rambut Monte

Rambut Monte tourism is located in Krisik village, Gandusari district, more or less 30 km from town Blitar. This temple is an altar for Hinduism at Majapahit Empire era. There is clear pool and big water that formed a lake. This Lake has dwelt by hundreds of scarce fish and also sanctify by the local public.

Some while, there are a few people try to fishing in this lake, or have a family recreation and enjoy the fresh air because there are many trees around the lake.

If you interesting in ancient and sacred tourism, then this tourism area is suitable to be visited.

More info visit: www.blitar.eastjava.com

Ledhug Suro Ceremony Magetan

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Ledhug Suro Ceremony

So many ways are being used by the local government to celebrate the new year of Hijriah. At Jogjakarta there is Sekaten, at Solo (Mid Java) there is Grebeg Syuro because it coincidently come with the change of Java’s year which starting from Suro. Any other places like Sukabumi (West Java) is also celebrate this Islamic new year by doing Larung. Different with other places, in Magetan East Java, in order to attract the visitors to come, they make “Ledhug”. Lesung Suro and Bedug Muharam (Ledhug) is drum on continually and it is been combined by the sound of gong and many more instruments then make a uniqueness traditional music.

Before the process of Ledhug is begin, there is a “Prosesi Andum Berkah Bolu Rahayu”, which is the most attractive one. Thousand of societies are gathering in front of town square, struggling to take the Bolu or the bread. Before it goes on procession to go to town square, the bread is on ritual offering, because it believe that it has grace for those who eat it. Moreover, there is Jarak lawu traditional dancing which brought by the elementary students and also Magetan traditional transportation called Delman is being ride in the middle of the crowd. When the sound of Gamelan, traditional music, is presented, the Major of Magetan and other local government is taking the Bolu and welcome flower by Dyah-Bagus magetan (it is like Miss Magetan). The Bolu bread is been modified as a mortar (Lesung), Bedhug and Gong then it is spread out to the people.

Lesung suro is having purpose to celebrate the year of Saka, which starting on 1st Suro. As mention, Lesung or Mortar is a tool for pounding the rise and the object to communicate with the ancestors. Bedhug Muharram is having purpose to celebrate the new year of Hijriyah, which starting on 1st Muharram. Anyway, Bedhug for Moslem is a media for calling the people to pray to God, and Gong is Magetan industrial product, that already becomes an Exported product. Judang is a traditional equipment to carry the ‘Uborampe’from Magetan society, which want to celebrate the marriage. The main purpose for those celebration is about to dig, to cultivate and to promote magetan traditional and industrial field, in order to develop Magetan as a Tourism Object and Tourism Destination Object.

More info visit: www.magetan.eastjava.com

Sigolo Golo Cave Jombang

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Sigolo Golo Cave

What make something interesting of this cave is the visitors must pass a real footpath complicated length and must take a ride the stones on the cave’s wall before reaching the cave. This journey is very compatible for visitor who loving nature and like challenge, because along the length of journey, they will pampered by the greenness of natural forest which so friendly and although on the left and right side is crevasses, but it is not fearful.

Sigolo Golo cave, is located in Sranten sub-village, Panglungan village, Wonosalam district, Jombang. It can reached using motorcycle or car, but to come to the cave, we go on foot. The cave which has 9 meters length and 10 meters width, for its development is very frequent visited because the uniquely and its history value.

From those various story about the cave, it is said that this cave is a place of Patih (docile) Maudoro meditation, Damar Wulan's father in Majapahit era. In his meditation, Patih Maudoro always pray for people and Majapahit nation for always given safety and welfare from God, beside that the meditation is also has purpose for strength of own self spiritual in order to get good personality in his life.

Seen from its history, the moral value is what a persistent struggle in Majapahit era which being knocked by Patih Maudoro and if we implement with condition of this nation, at least Goa SigoloGolo can note a history of nation. That history needs to be byword.

Hence, it is not strange, that Goa Sigolo Golo, besides its beautiful nature, it also create a good personality of man. It is proved that this cave is become a place of meditation people with good wishes. If its intention is bad wishes, it is possible that man will get an accident, and he does not get his wishes.

More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com

Gili Ketapang Island Probolinggo

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Gili Ketapang

Gili Ketapang is an island that is North Sea of Probolinggo. It has beautiful scenery and there are many sands in the east and south of this, unpolluted and bluish. There are many kinds of colorful corals. It is about 5 miles from Ujung Tembaga port and takes 30 minutes by boat. The population is 7.600, the most of them are Madurese and almost 90% are fishermen.

Beside its scenery, there is also “Goa Kucing”. According to historical, this is the rest place of Syech Ishaq, a person who spread Islam from Blambangan, Banyuwangi. At that time, there are thousands cats, but finally the cats are gone everywhere. Up to know, on Friday “Legi”, the sound of those cats is heard from the dark cave and it will lose when we are trying to find it.

The other unique of this island is people believe that this island have a mysterious power, which can move to the middle of sea. According to them, when Semeru Mountain had exploded, there was an earthquake and the land of Ketapang village had separated to middle of sea about 5 miles from Probolinggo. Because of that, people call this island “Gili Ketapang”. Gili comes from Madura language, which means, “Flow” and “Ketapang” is the name of the village.

More info visit: www.probolinggo.eastjava.com

Kemiren Village Tourism Banyuwangi

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Banyuwangi - Era may go on. but do not that way with pattern and life style Tribe Using in Kemiren Countryside, Glagah District, Banyuwangi Sub-Province.

Countryside aparting around 7 Occidental direction km from the Banyuwangi downtown, still taking care of mores their ancestor heritage. It is not strange if the Government Banyuwangi Sub-Province around year of 1995 settles countryside who(which having dweller the 2663 men as Countryside Custom Wisata.

Many customs Using which still making everlasting and defended member mostly lives by having cultivation this. Like house building beraksitektur Gebyug still, house of queer Using custom of typical characteristic and has philosophy life in keeping house.

Except, pattern farms tradisonal as using wood propeller to dissipate pest still being be performed.

Marriage ceremony still using custom order which is degraded by hereditaryly, for example ceremony lamaran manten and kirab kampong circumference presently has seldom be met area Banyuwangi Town.

Do not under developed of local menariknya,warga to have some custom events which is carried out by routine per annum, for example Tumpeng Sewu or ordinary called as member

Clean Countryside

which is executed at Monday or initial Friday in Haji.

event God clean this year countryside of we having selanggarakan at 1 coming December," say Mr. Arising, doyen Countryside Kemiren at the time of is met by detiksurabayacom, Wednesday ( 15 / 10 / 2008) morning.

Besides holding firmly mores in all day long his(its, member of Kemiren Countryside all the majority believes in this Islam also bows to its(the religion teaching.

Social relation between member intertwins solidy.

there is hajatan tetangga,kami all berduyun-duyun urun negotiates matter or simply energy," light Mr. Arising again.

Nature of member of tending to open, friendly to make balmy of whosoever paying a visit or even lodges to this Kemiren Countryside. Do not less than tens of his(its monthly tourist pays a visit to learn traditional wisdom of Tribe original this Banyuwangi.

wish to pay a visit door of our wide open house of for who only," clearly Child Glorious Tahrim, Head Of Kemiren Countryside.

Many art galleries becoming place learns for every tourist, unnecessary to confuse place to shelter. Because continuing Tahrim because most all member unsalariedly will pass in visitor to live in its(the house.

Even lodge for the duration of who(which sufficiently long, one week or even one month.

assist us money mas shopping?expense," his(its continuation.

Jelling it Cultural and Custom in Kemiren Countryside the more complete with wrapping Countryside situation which still Asri with the many growing trees .

River still flowing with clearness of original water of mountain splits areal rice field encircling Countryside. Jalan Countryside also has paved even do not smoothly road(street in downtown.

Middle by countryside there is Bridge Wisata with a width of 1800 M2 beginning of its establishment as central place activity of artistry of typical of Using as Gandrung Dance or Barong. The bridge now becomes place of conventional recreation with two swimming pools becoming its(the pledge.

For go on taking care of continuity of its ancestors heritage, Countryside the Government publishs Countryside Regulation or Perdes about Custom conservation in character only manage. Including existence of Conscious Group Wisata ( PokDarWis) which will serve cordially arrival the tourists.

Even so for member of Tribe Using in Countryside mores Kemiren is ancestor book which must still be taken care of and preserveed as respect at its ancestors. They believe if its mores was disregarded by hence their threatened countryside sos.

More info visit: www.banyuwangi.eastjava.com

Lontong Balap Traditional Food, Surabaya

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Lontong Balap: Original Food From Surabaya City.

Typical original Surabaya's food which is cooked from the rice cake, sprouts, fried tofu, Lento (made of soybean), soy sauce, fried onion and chili sauce.

Lento is made from rice peanuts/Tholo with flour, afterwards it is added with galingale, the spring onion, rough-skinned citrus fruit and adequate salt. It is formed round resembled the croquette.

Lontong Balap is full of sprouts. Lontong Balap is not served well without Kerang Satay.

Shellfish satay, ismade from the shellfish that is boiled and then it is served like satay, but without being roasted. Lontong Balap will be more delicious to eat if being added with hot soy sauce and chili sauce.

More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Pecel, Madiun Traditional Food

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Pecel flavor is one of the sauce as a food supplement.
Present usually with vegetables.
this food has become a traditional food culture jawa.sudah a typical food for the people East Java.

The classic Javanese spicy peanut sauce.

Make it up in large batches because it will stay fresh in or out of the refrigerator for weeks. Then mix a few tablespoons with warm water whenever you want some gado-gado or nasi pecel.

1½ cup raw peanuts
10 small red chilis
2 large red chilis
2 tsp asem tua [mature tamarind]
6 lime leaves
2 cloves garlic
2 thumb-sized pieces of kencur
2 tsp salt
about ¼ cup gula jawa [palm sugar]

1. Fry peanuts in oil for about 3 minutes
2. Crush peanuts to a fine powery paste in a lemper
3. Remove peanut mixture to a separate container
4. Crush remaining ingredients in a lemper
5. Add peanuts and mix well.

More info visit: www.madiun.eastjava.com

Siwalan Fruit Tuban

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Siwalan Fruit

Siwalan is a type of palm trees that grow in many coastal regions of a hot and dry with the sea breeze is blowing a little stronger. Tuban, Lamongan, Gresik, Pasuruan, Situbondo, Bondowoso dan beberapa daerah sepanjang pantai utara (pantura) Pulau Jawa, adalah daerah endemik pohon Siwalan. Tuban, Lamongan, Gresik, Pasuruan, Situbondo, Bondowoso and some areas along the north coast (Pantura) Java, is the endemic tree Siwalan.

Penulis menyempatkan diri untuk mengunjungi beberapa petani Siwalan di Tuban, tepatnya adalah Pak Sogi dan Pak Rosan di Desa Boto, Kecamatan Semanding, Kabupaten Tuban Jawa Timur. Author menyempatkan themselves to visit some farmers Siwalan in Tuban, exactly is Mr. Sogi and Rosan Pak Boto in the Village, District Semanding, Kabupaten Tuban East Java. Dari dua orang nara sumber inilah tulisan ini bermula, yang ternyata memiliki prospek yang cukup bagus juga. From two sources this is the beginning this article, which appeared to have a fairly good prospect as well.

Siwalan di daerah Kabupaten Tuban seakan menjadi icon daerah ini. Siwalan Tuban regency in the area as a icon of this region. Kota Tuban kadang sering disebut Kota Tuak, Kota Tuak Tuban. Tuban sometimes the city is often called the City of palm wine, palm wine City Tuban. Di beberapa penjuru kota Tuban banyak ditemui kerumunan orang di pinggir jalan yang duduk-duduk mengelilingi Jerigen Tuak, dengan tuak yang tersaji di gelas-gelas para peminum. In some corners of the city Tuban found many people huddle in the street that sit-sit beset jerrycans tuak, with tuak tersaji the glass in the glass-drinker.

Di sepanjang jalan antara Pakah dan Tuban terdapat banyak sekali deretan warung-warung yang menjual aneka produk Siwalan, seperti Buah Siwalan yang dibungkus plastik, Legen atau Tuak yang dikemas dalam botol Aqua besar dan tanggung, bahkan jerigen yang sekitar 5 literan. Along the road between Pakah Tuban and there are lots of stalls-row stalls selling various products Siwalan, such as the Fruit Siwalan wrapped plastic, Legen or palm wine is packed in bottles of Aqua and responsibility, even jerrycans of about 5 literan.

Dulu tuak ditampung dalam bumbung bambu yang panjangnya sekitar 150 cm yang disebut bonjor. Tuak ditampung first in a long bamboo bumbung about 150 cm, called fortification. Bonjor terbuat dari bambu besar beberapa ruas, yang mana ruas-ruasnya yang menyekat dibuka sehingga ruas-ruasnya terbuka. Fortification of some segment of bamboo, which is joint-ruasnya opened so that the bar-segment ruasnya open. Bonjor ini biasanya bagian luarnya dililiti oleh anyaman daun siwalan yang melingkari bumbung bambu bonjor. Fortification is usually outside the dililiti by webbing around the leaves Siwalan bumbung bamboo fortification. Bonjor bisa menampung sekitar 10-20 liter tuak atau legen. Fortification can accommodate about 10-20 liters of palm wine or legen. Di ujung mulut bonjor biasanya ditutup dengan belahan pita tipis dari daun Siwalan sebagai alat penutup sekaligus penyaring Tuak atau Legen bila dituang di centhak. At the end of the mouth of fortification is usually covered with the thin ribbon of leaf Siwalan as a means of closing at the same time filter or tuak Legen when dituang in centhak.

Tempat untuk minum yang khas sebenarnya tebuat dari sekerat bambu. A place to drink the special sekerat actual tebuat from bamboo. Bambu dengan tinggi sekitar 10 cm yang dijadikan gelas minuman ini disebut centhak. Bamboo with about 10 cm high that was made to drink a glass is called centhak. Bibir dan dinding centhak biasanya sudah ditipiskan, sehingga memudahkan apabila dipakai untuk wadah minuman. Lips and walls are usually centhak be diluted, making it easier when the vessel is used to drink. Sampai sekarang pun centhak masih gampang ditemui di Tuban. Until now no centhak still easily found in Tuban.

Legen atau Tuak ini sebenarnya adalah air nira yang keluar dari pohon Siwalan melalui tangkai tandan bunga yang dipotong atau diiris atau disadap atau dideres. Legen or tuak this is actually the water nira the tree out of the stalk Siwalan through bunches of flowers or cut or sliced disadap or dideres. Tangkai tandan bunga ini lah yang dalam bahasa orang Tuban disebut dengan wolo. Flower stalk bunches this is the language people in Tuban called wolo. Ngunduh tetese wolo berarti memungut tetesan nira dari tangkai tandan bunga yang disadap. Ngunduh tetese wolo means nira levy drops from a flower stalk bunches disadap.

Ada dua macam wolo atau tangkai tandan bunga, yaitu wolo lanang dan wolo wadon. There are two types of cluster wolo or flower stalk, which is wolo lanang and wolo wadon. Tangkai tandan bunga jantan dan tangkai tandan bunga betina. Flower stalk bunches male and female flower stalk bunches. Semuanya bisa disadap air niranya. They can disadap water niranya. Namun yang pasti diambil niranya adalah yang jantan, sedang yang betina kadang dibiarkan tidak disadap karena dipelihara buahnya. But that is taken niranya a male, a female are sometimes left not because disadap kept fruit.

Wolo tidak begitu saja mengeluarkan niranya, tetapi mesti dilakukan dulu perlakuan agar dapat mengeluarkan nira. Wolo not simply issue a niranya, but it must be done first treatment that can remove nira. Caranya wolo yang sudah hampir maksimal perkembangannya diperlakukan seperti dipijat-pijat atau dijepit dengan dua bilah bambu yang tebal atau gilig. Wolo how the maximum of its development has been treated almost like a massage or massage-dijepit with two thick strip of bamboo or gilig. Alat penjepit yang terbuat dari dua bilah bambu itu disebut dengan gathik. Clamp tool made from two bamboo strip is called gathik.

Ada 2 (dua) macam gathik, yaitu gathik untuk bunga jantan bentuknya agak melebar, dan gathik untuk bunga betina biasanya agak gilig atau bulat. There are two (2) types of gathik, namely gathik to male flower shapes rather broad, and gathik to female flowers usually gilig or slightly rounded. Hal ini karena pada tangkai bunga betina posisi menjepinya yang agak susah, karena tangkai tandan bunga betina biasanya agak brendhol-brendhol. This is because the female flower stalk position menjepinya a little difficult, because the female flower stalk bunches usually quite brendhol-brendhol. Penjepitan wolo dengan gathik ini dilakukan secara terus menerus setiap hari selama 1 minggu. Penjepitan wolo with gathik this is done continuously every day for 1 sunday. Setelah ada tanda-tanda wolo akan mengeluarkan niranya, maka pemotongan wolo pun akan dilakukan. Once there are signs wolo will be issued niranya, then cutting wolo will be made.

Sebenarnya masih banyak istilah-istilah lokal seputar Siwalan dan produknya. In fact there are many terms about Siwalan and local products. Mudahan suatu saat nanti Allah menakdirkan dapat mengunjungi Tuban lagi dan menulis lagi. That at a later menakdirkan God can Tuban again and write again. Atau barangkali ke daerah lain yang memiliki potensi Siwalan sangat bagus, yang bisa digali banyak cerita seputar Siwalan serta istilah-istilah lokal sebagai kekayaan budaya bangsa Indonesia. Or perhaps to other regions that have the potential Siwalan very good, which can be extracted a lot of stories about Siwalan and terms as the local cultural wealth of the nation of Indonesia. Biar kita semakin mencintai Indonesia. Let us love the more Indonesia.

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Teleng Ria Beach Pacitan

Teleng Ria beach is the nearest from Pacitan, it is about 5 minutes from the city. This beach faced to 'Pantai Selatan' with extent of white sand along about 3 km length. The distance from the Capital of Pacitan regency to the location is only 3,5 km, and it is easily reached with various vehicle.

The wave is medium and enjoyable for swimming and also to have a picnic with family. It has white sand and beautiful panorama guarded by limo mountains.

Various supporting facilities which have been built are; Watch Tower to enjoy the south sea wave, swimming pool and play ground, a stage for cultural event for Bonggo Budoyo and camping area, fishing area, hotels, and traditional food of Pacitan.

This beach is also applied for Fish Auction Place (TPI) so that the visitor can buy fresh fish.

More info visit: www.pacitan.eastjava.com

Baluran National Park Situbondo

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BALURAN NATIONAL PARK

This park is a forest preservation area that extends about 25.000 ha on the north coast of East Java. The location is in Sumberwaru village, Banyuwangi district, Situbondo (on the east border of Java Island). You can enjoy the panorama of savannah and mount Baluran (inactive volcano) in the center of area that becomes habitat of many exotic animals such as wild pigs, deer, peacocks, wild chicken, some species of monkeys and also bulls as the protected animals in the area.

You can enjoy the amazing scenery of the forest and do the safari activities in the wild life and feel the magic of the forest. This park is so unique because 15 km from the main entrance, you can find a beautiful white beach called Bama Beach, here in the habiat of coral reef, fish and mangrove.

You also can observe hundreds species of birds such as hornbills, peacocks and bulbuls. If you like to observe the tropical forest vegetation, the park is a heaven for many species of trees, plants and flowers such as pecan nut trees, Maja, Gadung, Java tamarind trees and mount Widara.

There are several activities that you can do in this park such as: - Safari Forest - forest adventure - Diving and snorkeling - Mountain hiking and mount climbing - Hill walking - Beach adventure to watch the fishermen's daily activities and seed seekers - Canoeing, rowing or boating until you the Fresh Water Gulf, Sejile Gulf and Bilik Beach.

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Conducting some scientific researching (with prior permission).
Facillities
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If you prefer to safari to Baluran National Park, there are some cottage designed in Madurese style and operated by Environmental Education Center. There is also a main lodge that will serve you European and Indonesia cuisine.
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Villas and lodges, you can rent them with your group members (about 20 persons capacity) and the also provide a praying room and a canteen.
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There are two guesthouses by the beach, but you should have prior reservation.
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Baluran Information Centre and a small museum that has several preserved animals by the main entrance operated by The Forestry Conservation Region Office.
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The visitor can do many activities, such as; Diving, Swimming, boating, snorkeling
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Playground
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A beautiful camping area that is located in Sumberwaru village (outside of the forest preservation area)
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Watching Towers that are usually used by rangers to watch or to observe the animals' behaviors and the region surrounding (you can bring a pair of binoculars or telescope to have a better look at the beautiful panorama)

Try to consider the wide ranges of this area, you will be better visit Baluran by your car or rent a car from Denpasar or Surabaya. You can also rent a car at Pasir Putih tourist resort or Situbondo. There is also motorbike public transportation called “ojek” in the main entrance that will take you to Bama Beach (with Negotiated cost)

The Route
o If you take a car, it takes 5 hours from Surabaya and 4 hours from Denpasar, Bali.
o For tourists who stay in Pasir Putih, it takes 1.5 hours and only 1 hours from Situbondo.

Gua Jepang (Japan Cave)
In Baluran National Park, you can see a historical place called “Gua Jepang” (Japan Cave). Gua Jepang is one of historical witness that in this place (Baluran National Park) was happened battle between Indonesia army against Japanese army. Because unequal power, there are a lot of Indonesia army who died in that battle, so this place also called Batangan. Gua Jepang has wide about 12 km that contains in 2 chambers. The north chamber was used to save the weapon, while the south chamber was used as a fissure to see an enemy.

Bekol Savannah
Beside Gua Jepang, in the Baluran National Park, you also can see Bekol savannah. It's about 12 km from the entrance Baluran National park. You will see a flock of deer, bulls, etc, in the morning and in the afternoon (when the sun goes down) to do their activity. You also can see their activity and behavior of those animals from the height.

Bama Beach
Bama beach is located in the east of Baluran National Park. You can see the original beach and the fantastic panorama in here. Beside that you can see the mangrove forest, Bama source and Mantingan source. One of special moment here is that you can see monkey with the long tail (Macaca fascicularis) that fishing crabs with their long tail. If you like go on food, you can pass the truck and you can see the beautiful panorama of Bama Beach on the height. Just with 15,000 Rupiahs per person you can spend the night in Bama Beach to enjoy the beautiful panorama at night here.

More info visit: www.situbondo.eastjava.com

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FINNA GOLF & CLUB RESORT

The area is a development of Prigen resort. It takes about 45 minutes drive from Surabaya to get this place. The golf course with 18 holes designed by Thompson Wolveride and Perret has completed with many facilities such as cottages, restaurant, convention hall and swimming pool. It is a convenient place for both recreation and sport activity with the cool air all the year.

More info visit: www.pasuruan.eastjava.com

Durian Montong Ponorogo

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Durian fruit is obtained from many villages Ngebel.objects very close to the lake tour Ngebel ponorogo.enjoy a trip to pit Ngebel, we can purchase by - by the fruit Durian.Durian Montong than ukuranya big, it's true - very sweet, very true. Ngebel in the village is a place that is suitable for agriculture Durian.area fruit plantation is very knowledgeable and a very cool air to make the fruit Durian disini.visitors grow very quickly if many months come have.selain Suro want to enjoy the beautiful lake Ngebel, month Suro also always float held ceremonies customary offerings.
if you pay a visit to the city Ponorogo, sempatkan to enjoy the village Ngebel Durian.

More info visit: www.ponorogo.eastjava.com

The Singapore Of Surabaya

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SURABAYA CITRA RAYA REAL ESTATE

In 1989, PT Ciputra Surya Tbk was become the pioneer of 'Kota Mandiri' development in Surabaya west part. The first company project is Surabaya Citra Raya Real Estate that opened in 1993. The real estate that is resides in an area with width of 1126 hectares and as the development project of the biggest Real Estate in East Java.

Now Great Image known as The Singapore of Surabaya is a cleanness, modern and green town. This luxuriant housing is built with inwrought security and safety system. Power cable tissue system, telephone and polarization of water stay underground so that if there are any repair is not necessarily dig-cover hole and done swiftly and inwrought.

It all supported by various facilities like golf courses and family club, international school, shopping market, and other. The housing area is managed inwrought by an institute. Once in a while we meet busy women to abstract grass weed, sprinkle crop by using sprayer and water faucet being attached alongside the road. They are worker woman that is visible contrast with "moderation" and a luxuriant housing image.

Following the success of Citra Raya, the Company developed several other projects to expand the existence of Ciputra Group in East Java and also other parts of Indonesia. In 1995 the Company marked the opening of 18-hole Ciputra Golf, followed by the next 9-hole in 1997 to become the most popular golf club in East Java. The Family Club adjacent to the Golf Club House commenced its operation also in 1997. Both the golf and family clubs are private clubs by membership only.

In 1998, the Company launched Graha Citra, a residential estate in the north of Citra Raya. Due to weak demand during the monetary crisis in 1998, this project was suspended until 2001. In 2003 this project was re-launched as Bukit Palma. Bukit Palma more affordable houses for middle class, therefore complements Citra Raya that provides more offers houses.

In August 2005, the Company also commenced the operation of Ciputra Waterpark in Citra Raya. Covering 4 hectares of land, Ciputra Waterpark is the largest water park in Indonesia. The Company has been through a long journey to become a major real estate player in Indonesia. It created vision on raw land and develop it for better living of the people. It successfully survived during the monetary crisis in 1998 and has been growing afterwards.

More info: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Coban Baung Waterfall Pasuruan

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COBAN BAUNG WATERFALL
The waterfall is 100 meters high as one of natural attractions. It is located at Purwodadi village exactly in the east of Purwodadi Botanical garden. It has surrounded by a protected forest with various animals like monkey, deer, etc. It has provided with camping ground.

This natural waterfall has clear water from the mountain and surrounded by natural forest. So that the visitor can relax to enjoy the scenery and fresh air with their family. The visitor also will show the fantastic fresh water that fall down from 100 meters height. This fantastic waterfall is only find in Pasuruan tourism.

For more details:
http://www.pasuruan.eastjava.com

Ranu Pane Lake Lumajang

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This area has beautiful scenery. It is located in Panupane village in Senduro district, about 50 km west of Lumajang on the slope of Bromo and Mount Semeru . There are a wide variety of home stay options available.

Pane, Regulo and Gembolo / Gumbulo Lake are the fantastic lakes in Lumajang regency. Enjoy the clear water, nature scenery, fresh air, comfortable situation in these area.

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Sedudo Waterfall Nganjuk

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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

Grebek Suro Ponorogo

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Is the biggest culture event in Ponorogo regency that held on a certain occasion of welcomed Islam New Year or Saka New Year that often known as one suro date (one of Javanese month). This agenda entered East Java tourism calendar (Calendar of event). Grebeg Suro is the ritual culture incident and became the party site of Ponorogo people. Usually it begun a week before 1 Suro.
It is the series of Grebeg Suro agenda is Reog National festival, various good activity sorts the race and the exhibition and ended with Larungan agenda in Ngebel lake. The parade of the elephant statue that consist of the musical procession and the elephant statues. Those statues have received by human kind and climbed onto by two children. This art is has influenced by Islam culture.

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Salak Fruit Bojonegoro

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Salak Wedi taste is beloved, delicious and fresh. Those trees can be met in every lawn of resident house in Wedi village and its surroundings. The difference of Salak Wedi compared with other Salak, such as; Salak Pondoh, is its water content that make Salak Wedi fresher. This Salacca Zalacca fruit called Salak Wedi, because the skin looks like sand and the fruit is smaller then the other Salak. Salak Wedi comes from Javanese language, means Salacca Zalacca fruit looks like sand (Wedi = Sand, Javanese language).

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Tape, Bondowoso Traditional Food

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Bondowoso is well known as Tape City (Kota Tape). "Tape" is a traditional food from Bondowoso, and it is spread in almost every area in Bondowoso district. This food can be considered as nutritious snack. Tape is having taste between sweet and sour and it made from slightly fermented cassava. Tape Bondowoso has a special sweet taste and cannot be imitated by other towns. By consuming Tape, the need of B1 vitamin in our body can be fulfilled, and so our body will be fresh. B1 vitamin is very important for women who have just given birth to restore the new energy and also to produce the milk. It is also good for curing the laziness, hemorrhoids, and also for curing pimples.

There are many types of tape produced in Bondowoso, for example: Tape Manis at Wringin village; Tape Manalagi at RE. Martadinata Street; Tape 31 and Tape 82 at PB Sudirman Street.

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Kenjeran Beach Surabaya

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Panorama of Kenjeran Beach

Kenjeran beach is located in Kenjeran district in the east top Surabaya, which is ± 9 km from Surabaya. Kenjeran beach has divided into two beaches; they are Old Kenjeran Beach and New Kenjeran Beach.

The activities that can do in Old Kenjeran Beach are enjoying the panorama of the beach, fishing, sailing, and buying sea fishes. While the activities in New Kenjeran Beach are more sport activities, such as; Tennis, Horseracing, Motorbike, Race, Swimming, Fishing, Playground, and places of worship.

The available facilities of this area are; restaurants, toilets, hotels, stages, souvenir stores, and message house.

Formerly, Kenjeran Beach is a very beautiful beach in the north Surabaya, but now the cleanliness in that beach begin to befouled because of the people around that beach did not keep that beach clean. In 1963 until 1965 the beach still clean because there was not village near there. The soil of Kenjeran is from mud. The level of water decrease reaching 2 kilometers. The tipping tidal wave of Kenjeran Beach is once per day, and its start from 8 am to 2/2.30 pm for 2 kilometers. The animals in there are jelly fish, reef, eel fish, and prawn. If the water is subsided the animal are only small crab and snail.

More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Popoh Beach Tulungagung

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Popoh beach is the interesting tourism object in Tulungagung regency. In this tourism object, you can enjoy the beautiful of nature scenery, astonished with a thousand temples; enjoy the swimming pool, and fauna. This tourism object has managed by the region government of Tulungagung, together with Retjo Pentoeng Cigarettes Company.

In this Popoh Beach is also equipped with lodges facility, fish market, marine tourism, and a few places for fishing. The communities around always held a traditional ceremony called ì Labuh Semboyoî by wash away sacrifice of two goatís head to the sea for the ìrulerî of south sea (Indonesia Ocean). That ceremony is aimed to get a lot of fish from south sea.

There is onyx handicraft place as Tulungagung souvenirs and located along the road way to Popoh, Boyolangu, Campurdarat, Besuki. We can reach it by motorboat to walk around Sidem Beach, Klatak, Gemah and Bayeman. Popoh Beach is presents tourism a lot and has playground for the kids, smooth spoon beach, quay wall, sea fish market, seafood, etc. The other tourism facilities of Popoh beach is lodges for the visitors who want to stay here for a while and enjoy Popoh beach longer. The place of fishermen is at east side and stick out to sea. If we lucky, we can see the fishermen get their fish from sea and sell it with affordable price.

Almost every holiday and red day, this tourism object is always full of visitors, both from Tulungagung around also foreign tourists.

For More Details, Please Visit http://www.tulungagung.eastjava.com

Wingko, Lamongan Traditional Food

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Along the street great Lamongan can be met the shop vending present food typical of Lamongan, WINGKO, an kudapan globularity pipih with aroma makes fragrance, alli to feel sweet of sugar and crispy of coconut. Its(the fragrance wingko would be more felt at the time of entering occidental side Lamongan, its(the birth place wingko, District Chops down. Wingko is original and typical food from Chopping Down Lamongan Sub-Province. Name Of Chopping down taken away from name of District Chopped down place first time wingko is made that precisely if its name was Wingko Babat. Even there are famous other area with production wingko chops down, but name of wingko chops down still stick.

An company of the biggest and eldest wingko in District Chopped down have is productive since pulukan year ago, precisely are in Roadway Chopped down. Besides in District Chops down, in Lamongan Town also there is quite a lot effort of making of wingko do not fail his(its delicious. you can buy directly in place of effort of making of the wingko or earns also buys in special outlet wingko and present shop which is in some places in roadway Chops down in Lamongan town. In place of wisata like Wisata Bahari Lamongan and place of other wisata, either in the form of present shop or only cloister merchant also a lot offer wingko for tourist. If sempat-pun do not, then in terminal or in train as well as bus who(which you boarded a lot vend wingko which can you buy for present.

Wingko can be made by means of ... and material simple and easy to obtain. Wingko is made of young coconut of scar, soft rice flour, and sand sugar entirely is local food material. The key coconut which is used by shall still be young and dough must be formed correctly, not sticky on-hand ( proof). At process of its ripening, for large size having diameter 25 cm, with thick cm 5 requires time 2-5 upper hour bakeout fire oil stove. While for medium size wingko having diameter 25 cm with thick cm 3 is required by time do not less than one hour. Besides the measure, buyer can order of the size other for example of the size small with diameter 15 cm with thick cm 4, or even of the size up to 7 cm with thick 2 cm with cooking time shifts 1 hour(clock. Ripening and making of wingko sufficiently long this causes wingko has energy?power keeps who(which sufficiently long also, that is between 4-7 day at room temperature.

In the begining wingko chops down this is made by feel to experience coconut and sugar only, now wingko chops down obtainable in feeling other like jackfruit, brown, and vanilla, give choice feels to its beneficiary. Its aroma of fragrance typical of coconut by feeling crispy and sweet really gives different exotic nuance to complement food typical of East Java of saline hot. Wingko as traditional food typical of Lamongan also functioned as lamaran present and dondang, an term of passing at the time of marrying to take place?run. Perhaps its(the bukat wingko is symbol for intention of the bachelor proposes marriage to child its(the sweetheart virgin, so tee have is circular! Circular also became symbol no back part and final a period of at the time of marrying expected couple coexists to the last periode.

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Blauran Traditional Market Surabaya

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Regarding of fast food industry, which spread among the country, Blauran market has its existance to be proud of. Blauran market plays the role to be a traditional market that serve traditional food which almost fade away and the inhabitant still recognize this place to be the destination to fill their daily needs.

Blauran Market still has the particular things to be famous traditional market for they have such vintage foods like klanting, putu, rujak cingur, lontong balap, tahu campur, tahu tek, rujak gobet, jenang grendul, bubur sum-sum, jajan pasar, and semanggi suraboyo are readily available. Traditional beverages are also available, just try dawet, es degan, or es campur. On day and night, Blauran market ready to serve you pleasantly.

More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Tikus Temple, Mojokerto, East Java

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Candi Tikus (the 'rat temple') is located about 500 metres south east of Candi Bajang Ratu. Restored to its present condition between the years 1985 and 1989, the site comprises the remains of an ancient ritual bathing place (petirtaan) dating from the Majapahit period.

The principal building originally consisted of two terraces, upon which a concentric arrangement of 'turrets' surrounded the highest part of the structure, located in the centre. This form may be seen to reflect that of the holy Mt Mahameru of Hindu mythology, from which is believed to spring the elixir of immortality. The unusual name of this candi is connected with the circumstances of its discovery in 1914. At that time, apparently, the neighbourhood was experiencing a plague of rats. Each time efforts were made to exterminate them,however, the creatures would disappear down a hole in a small hillock. On the order of the old regent of Mojokerto, Kromojoyo Adinegoro, the mound was consequently excavated with the purpose of destroying the rats' nest. The result was the discovery of one of Trowulan's most important archaeological sites.

More info visit: www.mojokerto.eastjava.com

The Road To Ijen Crater - East Java - Indonesia

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Ijen Crater or Kawah Ijen is another volcanic tourism attraction in Indonesia. Ijen Crater (Kawah Ijen) is a famous tourism object, which has been known by the domestic and foreign tourists because of the beautiful and charming nature. It is 5,466 hectares, 2,386 meters high from the depth of the sea, with a 92 hectares tourism forest. Its temperature is between 2 to 8 degree centigrade and the crater area lies at 2.386 meters above sea level (mdpl).

There are many beautiful species of plants that can be found there, such as; the edelweiss flower and the Casuarina Junghu (cemara gunung), etc. Various animals can also be seen in the area like jungle fowl (ayam hutan) and porcupine (landak).

The Ijen Crater lies about 68km from the town center. There are some of facilities here such as: a campground, a shelter and Tourist Information Center (TIC) etc.

The best time to enjoy the crater scenery is at morning, when the yellow sunlight glows the yellow water and shines the surrounding mountain like mount Merapi, the sister of Mount Ijen. Morning haze is creating a tranquility that we don’t get at the metropolitan towns. At 2 pm, the crater is closed for the reason that the thick smoke from the crater that is poisonous.

How to get to Ijen Crater
There are two alternatives route to get to Ijen Crater, the first is from Banyuwangi to Licin – Jambu – Patulding. Its about 38 kilometers from Banyuwangi, but the road is bad. The second is from Bondowoso – Wonosari – Sempol – Patulding, about 70 kilometers with better road. It is suggested to go from Bondowoso.

Visiting from Bondowoso route, the tourists will travel across a coffee plantation. It has beautiful view either. The green of Arabica coffee trees are really an exciting scene to enjoy.

To reach Ijen Crater from Surabaya, we can use the public transportation with the route as follow:
- Surabaya – Bondowoso : 180 km with public bus
- Bondowoso – Paltuding : 68 km with public transport
- Paltuding - to the location : 2 km on foot.

More info visit: www.bondowoso.eastjava.com

TambakRejo Beach, Blitar, East Java

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Tambakrejo Beach is located about 30 km from Blitar city, in Tambakrejo village, Wonotirto district. In this location, in every first Suro month (the new year in Java calendar) is performed a "Larung Sesaji" ceremony, and visited by thousands people from various areas.

The south sea (Indonesia Ocean) waves splashing and the sunshine in the evening, make the situation feel peaceful. It is compatible for the townsman who had bored with the metropolitan life. They can enjoy the natural beach with its beautiful waves and beautiful sunset. The visitor can make some activities in this beach such as; swimming, sun bathing, fishing, canoeing, etc. Tambakrejo Beach has white sandy that spread along about 10 km. The wave is also not dangerous for the visitors who want to swim here.

There is rubber forest around the beach that adds its beautiful nature. And through the way you can see the dry lime hill. When arrive at the beach, the visitors can see the blue sea and canoe that already to accompanied to the sea. You can enjoy the fresh morning air and seafood in Tambakrejo Beach. If you go to Blitar, try to visit Tambakrejo Beach, then you will get new experiences.

more info visit:
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Karangsari Star Fruit - Blitar - East Java

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Karangsari Star Fruit - Blitar - East Java

This fruit represents one of excellent agriculture product which most conspicuous in Blitar
City. Karangsari Star Fruit does not only have fuction as family fruit but also developed with
the appearance of some development Sentra of star fruit extract which has function for
increasing health. This Industrial Sentra is located in Karangsari Sub-District, Sukorejo
District of Blitar City.

Countryside Karangsari District Sukorejo famous Blitar town with its belimbing, of course belimbing Karangsari is not ordinary belimbing because its measure who(which jumbo and the taste is sweeter and seen smoothly with yellow colour of rubor having coda appetite. While berwisata to mausoleum Fella Karno don't forget in Blitar town uses opportunity intentionally x'self visits karangsari countryside to get present fruit of belimbing karangsari. If you enter to taking the air countryside hence beside left and right of road(street would seen belimbing tree, because most all resident plants it in lawn of house of each.

Having beginning from trial and error plants seed belimbing from gift one of the pendatang, an member of Karangsari Blitar countryside is able to change life of countryside public with conducting belimbing as commodity. So finally this countryside famous as the biggest belimbing producer in the town, hitherto. Belimbing Type many planted are types bangkok which is result of stekan between local type with type bangkok also there is of philipine type also tried to having conducting. Actually both types of the ( bangkok and philipine) its(the fruit sweet and level pari pasu. However more close red bangkok of its(the fruit and has to feel sweeter besides its(the treatment and nursery bed very easy to. But But, the negative lays in amount and quality of its fruit. Philipine its(the fruit tends to not close alias rarely.

Requirement of consumer of this special belimbing fruit still be stable and even experiences improvement. consumer the biggest belimbing Karangsari is Surabaya is beside also Semarang and Jakarta. In Surabaya, its(the distribution not only in traditional market, but to supermarket or hypermart existing in the town. Instead, request to this belimbing karangsari more to supermarket and or hypermart is compared to by traditional market. From Surabaya often be directly channelled to Jakarta to fulfill request of consumer there. Because request of increasing market, finally do not only member of Karangsari developing red belimbing bangkok ( or now ngetren with belimbing karangsari, but countryside other also starts to hang on to coattail successfulness of countryside Karangsari is it between regional is Purworejo, Tlumpu and some other areas nearby Blitar downtown and even present of area other in Blitar Sub-Province also has started its(the conducting like srengat area etc. For you berwisata to Blitar and wishs present fruit of Belimbing can come to Karangsari countryside, can pluck fruit of belimbing from tree property of member with quality choice of which still be fresh. Directive the price of generally can based on per seed or per kilogram which could negotiation with its owner, definitive the price far cheaper.

More info visit: www.blitar.eastjava.com

Mount Kawi / Gunung Kawi - Malang - East Java

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Mount Kawi / Gunung Kawi - Malang - East Java
As a pilgrimage tourism village, Wonosari - Gunung Kawi (Mt Kawi) has many beautiful, special and impressive mountainous panorama, which noted as one of the most fascinating villages in the South-Western part of Malang Regency. Most people know that this village has a special site where the tomb of grandfather Iman Soedjono, one of the seventy nobleman who took arms againts the Dutch occupation led by Prince Diponegoro in 1825 - 1830. Next to the grave of grandfather Iman Soedjono lied the tomb of grandfather Djoego or Kiai Zakaria II, a local figure who first pioneered a new technology in farming at that time. Usually the visitors that come to visit this place believe that the pilgrimage will bring fortune to their works, the future life, such as: trading, making a health farming, etc. The suggested time to visit the sacred sepulchers is customarily on Thursday evening or "Jum'at Legi" (Javanese Calendar). The tombs themselves have long been equipped with adequate facilities for both pilgrimages and vacationers. The accessibility is reachable, public transportation or not, 30 km a way to the Southwest from Malang.

More info visit: www.malang.eastjava.com

Trenggalek Batik Cloth, East JavaBatik Tulis Trenggalek

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Batik Tulis Trenggalek (Trenggalek Batik Cloth)
This kind of traditional craft is considered as woman work from generation to generation. Industrial area of this craft industry is located in Sumbergedong district, Trenggalek, covering 1,362 units of commercial, by the total production capacity of 794,804 m. Its particularity is well known up to outside of Java.

For More Details Please Visit:
www.trenggalek.eastjava.com

Lontong Balap - Surabaya

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Lontong Balap: Special and Original's Food From Surabaya City.

Typical original Surabaya's food which is cooked from the rice cake, sprouts, fried tofu, Lento (made of soybean), soy sauce, fried onion and chili sauce.

Lento is made from rice peanuts/Tholo with flour, afterwards it is added with galingale, the spring onion, rough-skinned citrus fruit and adequate salt. It is formed round resembled the croquette.

Lontong Balap is full of sprouts. Lontong Balap is not served well without Kerang Satay.

Shellfish satay, ismade from the shellfish that is boiled and then it is served like satay, but without being roasted. Lontong Balap will be more delicious to eat if being added with hot soy sauce and chili sauce.

More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Safari Car In The Baluran National Park - Situbondo - East Java

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The Baluran National Park - Situbondo

This park is a forest preservation area that extends about 25.000 ha on the north coast of East Java. The location is in Sumberwaru village, Banyuwangi district, Situbondo (on the east border of Java Island). You can enjoy the panorama of savannah and mount Baluran (inactive volcano) in the center of area that becomes habitat of many exotic animals such as wild pigs, deer, peacocks, wild chicken, some species of monkeys and also bulls as the protected animals in the area.

You can enjoy the amazing scenery of the forest and do the safari activities in the wild life and feel the magic of the forest. This park is so unique because 15 km from the main entrance, you can find a beautiful white beach called Bama Beach, here in the habiat of coral reef, fish and mangrove.

You also can observe hundreds species of birds such as hornbills, peacocks and bulbuls. If you like to observe the tropical forest vegetation, the park is a heaven for many species of trees, plants and flowers such as pecan nut trees, Maja, Gadung, Java tamarind trees and mount Widara.

There are several activities that you can do in this park such as: - Safari Forest - forest adventure - Diving and snorkeling - Mountain hiking and mount climbing - Hill walking - Beach adventure to watch the fishermen's daily activities and seed seekers - Canoeing, rowing or boating until you the Fresh Water Gulf, Sejile Gulf and Bilik Beach.

* Conducting some scientific researching (with prior permission).
Facillities
* If you prefer to safari to Baluran National Park, there are some cottage designed in Madurese style and operated by Environmental Education Center. There is also a main lodge that will serve you European and Indonesia cuisine.
* Villas and lodges, you can rent them with your group members (about 20 persons capacity) and the also provide a praying room and a canteen.
* There are two guesthouses by the beach, but you should have prior reservation.
* Baluran Information Centre and a small museum that has several preserved animals by the main entrance operated by The Forestry Conservation Region Office.
* The visitor can do many activities, such as; Diving, Swimming, boating, snorkeling
* Playground
* A beautiful camping area that is located in Sumberwaru village (outside of the forest preservation area)
* Watching Towers that are usually used by rangers to watch or to observe the animals' behaviors and the region surrounding (you can bring a pair of binoculars or telescope to have a better look at the beautiful panorama)

Try to consider the wide ranges of this area, you will be better visit Baluran by your car or rent a car from Denpasar or Surabaya. You can also rent a car at Pasir Putih tourist resort or Situbondo. There is also motorbike public transportation called “ojek” in the main entrance that will take you to Bama Beach (with Negotiated cost)

The Route
* If you take a car, it takes 5 hours from Surabaya and 4 hours from Denpasar, Bali.
* For tourists who stay in Pasir Putih, it takes 1.5 hours and only 1 hours from Situbondo.

Gua Jepang (Japan Cave)
In Baluran National Park, you can see a historical place called “Gua Jepang” (Japan Cave). Gua Jepang is one of historical witness that in this place (Baluran National Park) was happened battle between Indonesia army against Japanese army. Because unequal power, there are a lot of Indonesia army who died in that battle, so this place also called Batangan. Gua Jepang has wide about 12 km that contains in 2 chambers. The north chamber was used to save the weapon, while the south chamber was used as a fissure to see an enemy.

Bekol Savannah
Beside Gua Jepang, in the Baluran National Park, you also can see Bekol savannah. It's about 12 km from the entrance Baluran National park. You will see a flock of deer, bulls, etc, in the morning and in the afternoon (when the sun goes down) to do their activity. You also can see their activity and behavior of those animals from the height.

Bama Beach
Bama beach is located in the east of Baluran National Park. You can see the original beach and the fantastic panorama in here. Beside that you can see the mangrove forest, Bama source and Mantingan source. One of special moment here is that you can see monkey with the long tail (Macaca fascicularis) that fishing crabs with their long tail. If you like go on food, you can pass the truck and you can see the beautiful panorama of Bama Beach on the height. Just with 15,000 Rupiahs per person you can spend the night in Bama Beach to enjoy the beautiful panorama at night here.

More info visit: www.situbondo.eastjava.com

Grebeg Suro - Ponorogo - East Java

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GREBEG SURO
Is the biggest culture event in Ponorogo regency that held on a certain occasion of welcomed Islam New Year or Saka New Year that often known as one suro date (one of Javanese month). This agenda entered East Java tourism calendar (Calendar of event). Grebeg Suro is the ritual culture incident and became the party site of Ponorogo people. Usually it begun a week before 1 Suro.
It is the series of Grebeg Suro agenda is Reog National festival, various good activity sorts the race and the exhibition and ended with Larungan agenda in Ngebel lake. The parade of the elephant statue that consist of the musical procession and the elephant statues. Those statues have received by human kind and climbed onto by two children. This art is has influenced by Islam culture.

More info visit: www.ponorogo.eastjava.com

Salak Fruit - Bojonegoro - East Java

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Salak Wedi
Salak Wedi taste is beloved, delicious and fresh. Those trees can be met in every lawn of resident house in Wedi village and its surroundings. The difference of Salak Wedi compared with other Salak, such as; Salak Pondoh, is its water content that make Salak Wedi fresher. This Salacca Zalacca fruit called Salak Wedi, because the skin looks like sand and the fruit is smaller then the other Salak. Salak Wedi comes from Javanese language, means Salacca Zalacca fruit looks like sand (Wedi = Sand, Javanese language)

More info visit: www.bojonegoro.eastjava.com

Penataran Temple - Blitar - East Java

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Penataran Temple
Penataran is the largest and most important Hindu temple complex in East Java. It lies just 10 Kilometers north of Blitar on the lower slopes of Mt. Kelud. It had said that this temple was dedicated to the Siva and use for at least three hundred years, from the 12th to 15th centuries. Most of the buildings, which can be seen today, however, were constructed during Majapahit's golden century.

The layout of the temple is similar to that found in the Balinese Pura today. A number of small buildings are scattered within a sacred, walled enclosure, with the largest and most important temple at the rear of the complex, Hindu legends, among them the Ramayana epic, are carved in relief on the temple walls and terrace foundations.

Penataran tourism is the supporting tourism area near the Penataran Temple. In this area, we can find swimming pools for adult and children, also water bike pool, artificial lake and children playground.

More info visit: http://www.blitar.eastjava.com

Karanggongso Beach - Trenggalek - East Java

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Karanggongso Beach
Karanggongso beach is about 3 Km, east of Prigi. The beach is 1,5 Km long with its white sand, gullet and clear water which enables the tourists to take a bath. This beach is located in Tasikmadu village. This beach is facilitated with a cottage, a hotel and boats rental, including Hotel Prigi and a hotel belongs to the Regional Government cooperative.

With its natural scenery around, Karanggongso Beach is suitable for the visitor to enjoy the sea air and the waves. There are big stones around the beach. The visitor can sit there, watch the waves and feel the wind. This beach is one of the beautiful beaches in Trenggalek regency that can attract both the domestic and foreign tourists.

For More Details Please Visit : http://www.trenggalek.eastjava.com

Welcome to East Java : A Tropical Paradise in the World

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Welcome to East Java : A Tropical Paradise in the World
The World is blessed with everything. A tropical paradise, but there's only one real beauty a singular combination of scenic wonders and cultural heritage . From friendly people to smoking Volcano .........East Java and its people.
Things to do and see in East Java are almost endless. The following are some of the more interesting recreational tourist attraction that are well organized and easy to participate in .However , East Java's tourist attractions do not end with an organized tour. There's lots to do and see if one wishes to venture out on his own and explore East Java. And you needn't fear greeting lost as there are many friendly and helpful people who are delighted to help point visitors in right direction.

More info visit : http://www.eastjava.com

Kemiren Village Tourism (Musician) - Banyuwangi - East Java

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Kemiren Village Tourism - Banyuwangi
Banyuwangi - Era may go on. but do not that way with pattern and life style Tribe Using in Kemiren Countryside, Glagah District, Banyuwangi Sub-Province.

Countryside aparting around 7 Occidental direction km from the Banyuwangi downtown, still taking care of mores their ancestor heritage. It is not strange if the Government Banyuwangi Sub-Province around year of 1995 settles countryside who(which having dweller the 2663 men as Countryside Custom Wisata.

Many customs Using which still making everlasting and defended member mostly lives by having cultivation this. Like house building beraksitektur Gebyug still, house of queer Using custom of typical characteristic and has philosophy life in keeping house.

Except, pattern farms tradisonal as using wood propeller to dissipate pest still being be performed.

Marriage ceremony still using custom order which is degraded by hereditaryly, for example ceremony lamaran manten and kirab kampong circumference presently has seldom be met area Banyuwangi Town.

Do not under developed of local menariknya,warga to have some custom events which is carried out by routine per annum, for example Tumpeng Sewu or ordinary called as member

Clean Countryside

which is executed at Monday or initial Friday in Haji.

event God clean this year countryside of we having selanggarakan at 1 coming December,&quot; say Mr. Arising, doyen Countryside Kemiren at the time of is met by detiksurabayacom, Wednesday ( 15 / 10 / 2008) morning.

Besides holding firmly mores in all day long his(its, member of Kemiren Countryside all the majority believes in this Islam also bows to its(the religion teaching.

Social relation between member intertwins solidy.

there is hajatan tetangga,kami all berduyun-duyun urun negotiates matter or simply energy,&quot; light Mr. Arising again.

Nature of member of tending to open, friendly to make balmy of whosoever paying a visit or even lodges to this Kemiren Countryside. Do not less than tens of his(its monthly tourist pays a visit to learn traditional wisdom of Tribe original this Banyuwangi.

wish to pay a visit door of our wide open house of for who only,&quot; clearly Child Glorious Tahrim, Head Of Kemiren Countryside.

Many art galleries becoming place learns for every tourist, unnecessary to confuse place to shelter. Because continuing Tahrim because most all member unsalariedly will pass in visitor to live in its(the house.

Even lodge for the duration of who(which sufficiently long, one week or even one month.

assist us money mas shopping?expense,&quot; his(its continuation.

Jelling it Cultural and Custom in Kemiren Countryside the more complete with wrapping Countryside situation which still Asri with the many growing trees .

River still flowing with clearness of original water of mountain splits areal rice field encircling Countryside. Jalan Countryside also has paved even do not smoothly road(street in downtown.

Middle by countryside there is Bridge Wisata with a width of 1800 M2 beginning of its establishment as central place activity of artistry of typical of Using as Gandrung Dance or Barong. The bridge now becomes place of conventional recreation with two swimming pools becoming its(the pledge.

For go on taking care of continuity of its ancestors heritage, Countryside the Government publishs Countryside Regulation or Perdes about Custom conservation in character only manage. Including existence of Conscious Group Wisata ( PokDarWis) which will serve cordially arrival the tourists.

Even so for member of Tribe Using in Countryside mores Kemiren is ancestor book which must still be taken care of and preserveed as respect at its ancestors. They believe if its mores was disregarded by hence their threatened countryside sos.

More info visit : www.banyuwangi.eastjava.com

Nasi Becek - Nganjuk - East Java

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Nasi Becek - Nganjuk - East Java

Nasi Becek or Becek rice is Nganjuk traditional food, originally named sego becek. This culinary is look like lamb curry cuisine, which consists of lamb satai (without its stick), babat, and fried onion as topping. the taste is similar with other traditional food called Soto, but particularly taste along alike the central java's food, which is sweet not salty.



More info visit : http://www.nganjuk.eastjava.com

Nasi Becek - Nganjuk - East Java

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Nasi Becek - Nganjuk - East Java
Nasi Becek or Becek rice is Nganjuk traditional food, originally named sego becek. This culinary is look like lamb curry cuisine, which consists of lamb satai (without its stick), babat, and fried onion as topping. the taste is similar with other traditional food called Soto, but particularly taste along alike the central java's food, which is sweet not salty.

More info visit : http://www.nganjuk.eastjava.com

Hok Swie Bio Temple - Bojonegoro

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Hok Swie Bio Temple - Bojonegoro

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 somebowl to burn the (one of pray ritual equipment).



More info visit: www.bojonegoro.eastjava.com

Hok Swie Bio Temple - Bojonegoro

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Hok Swie Bio Temple - Bojonegoro
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 somebowl to burn the (one of pray ritual equipment).

More info visit: www.bojonegoro.eastjava.com