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Town in Central Java, Indonesia
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Jepara is a coastal town in Central Java province, northeast of Semarang. It is well-known for its wood carvings and furniture industry. Jepara is one of the departure points for ferries going to Karimunjawa.
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Known for its loom weaving: jacquard and copies of East Nusa Tenggara styles. There are showrooms along the main street, some of which have workshops. There are also small workshops in some of the houses. Some batiking is also done.
Pantai Bandengan
A white sand beach.
Pantai Kartini
There are boats to Karimunjawa and Panjang Island. It also has the Kura-Kura Ocean Park, a turtle-shaped building that contains a large aquarium, fish spa, and educational attractions for children.
Pulau Panjang
White sand beach and clear, shallow water. It is the location of the grave of Waliyullah Al Habib Abubakar bin Ahmad bin Syekh bin Yahya Ba'alawi, also known as Syekh Abubakar, who is said to be one of Prophet Muhammad's descendants.
Kartini Museum
Jepara is the birthplace of national hero Raden Adjeng Kartini, a pioneer in the area of education for girls and women's rights. It tells the story of her life, and displays artefacts.
Pantai Pungkruk
This beach has a characteristic, namely the contours of a flat beach and interesting spots along the coastline. You can also relax and enjoy the panoramic sunset in peace from the available gazebo. On one side of the beach, you can visit the mangrove forest area which has a cooler and more beautiful climate.
Thai and Western. Oceanside, good for sunsets but no beach. Swimming pool. Serves beer. A little hidden away. If you enjoy it, there's a branch in Jogja.
Famous for the Jepara specialty called pindang serani, a clear, fresh, spicy fish soup.
Es gempol is a specialty cold beverage from Jepara. It is a rice flour dough with coconut milk soup, sugar, and ice.
Four rooms only. Behind the Gecho Inn, with Western and Indonesian food, and beer. Also has a branch out of town.
Cheaper rooms have no shower in the bathroom, bucket only.
Furniture and homewares. Retail and trade. Worldwide shipping. Some imported Turkish items.
Various showrooms along the main street of the village. Some have looms and some households are weaving at home.
Many of Jepara's streets are lined with showrooms of furniture and wooden homewares, appealing to both domestic and international tastes. The showrooms serving the international export market will be mainly focussed on showcasing their products for wholesale buyers, but some of them do sell retail, so go ahead and ask. Most will be able to take orders, especially for larger quantities, and can arrange shipping.
By taxi
From Semarang you can take a taxi and bargain a price of around Rp275,000. Even if they use the meter it should not be much more than that.
Taxis are a bit hard to find. Becak (rickshaw) is fairly easy. Motorbikes can be rented from some of the motorcycle dealers or at the Segoro Hotel.
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