There are many attractions and recreations in Jepara.
Recreation on the water
Recreation on the land
Recreation at the beach
Nightlife
Shopping
Bars
Beachparties
Beautiful Landscapes
Diving (Karimun Islands)
Relaxing
Donig Nothing
Dining
Drinking
Beachwalk
Seaswimming
Poolswimming
Golf (under construction)
Turtle Aquarium
Fishing
Sleeping
Visit Woodcarving sites
Musea
Pulau Panjang Island
Rent a Bike
Rent a Motorbike
and many more
The waterfall is located at Bucu village sub-district Kembang, 30 km. north of Jepara City. The waterfall is 80 meters high and 2 meters wide. Local villagers believe that one’s body will stay young, after taking a bath or washing the face there.
The nature scenery around the waterfall is so beautiful with it’s relaxing air, making this place worth paying a visit.There are many kind of butterflies with beautiful colors.
The waterfall can be reached by car or motorbike, using the asphalt road.
Sage:
Once upon a time a young man came from Tunahan village and married with a young beautiful lady from Dukuh Sumanding Bucu village.
But tyhe husband got annoyed with his mother in law, and the couple left in the middle of the nigth, riding a car that was pulled by a cow, heading for the husbands origin.
It was so dark, that the couple lost the way and fell off the cliff (known as Songgolangit waterfall) and nobody ever heard of them anymore.
The sage is strongly believed by the local villagers and since then it’s prohibited that people from Tunahan and Bucu Village marry together, as they will meet too many obstacles in their relationship.
In the reefs are 35 different types of hard coral to be found, sponges, soft corals and red and over 240 different types of fish. On the reefs are twelve spectacular dive sites where you can discover not only the diverse marine life in all its facets, but also a number ship wrecks. These wrecks can be found on the islands Batu Kunci, Karang Kapal, Karang Boiler and Batulawang.
If you are looking for peace and tranquillity, these islands provide the perfect opportunity because they hardly have been developed for tourism. Apart from diving, swimming and snorkeling in the area you can also hiking, camping and climb the mountains. With a ferry you can travel from Jepara to Karimunjawa or Cossa.
Its also known as “Pemandian Kartini” (Kartini Bath) as the water is believed to have a healthy effect on the human body, paricular as a treatment for skin diseases.
The boulevard behind the big Turtle Aquarium, good for a stroll or a rest under one of the roofs.
This is the fleet of fishermen boats, the most common transportation for tourists, visiting “Pulau Panjang” Island. The trip takes about 20 minutes and is inexpensive.
Here’s where visitors can take a bath or swim, the beach is located at the most western park of Kartini Beach. It is believed that the water has a healthy effect on certain diseases, particular skin irritations.
Parents of national hero RA. Kartini, accompanied by their children, often visited this beach, so that’s where the beach got it’s name from.
Industry in Jepara has historically revolved around the wood and furniture business. However a government decision to construct a large coal fired plant local to Jepara at Desa Tubanan has introduced a welcome addition. The Coal fired power plant provides significant benefits to the Central Java energy infrastructure, provides local employment and has encouraged the development of diverse skills and services from the local townships and communities.
The project construction originally commenced in 1994, however was suspended in June 1998 as a consequence of the economic crisis. The project was re commenced in June 2002 after the signing of a finance Lease Agreement, financial close was June 2003. The Sumitomo Corporation through the vehicle of Central Java Power, lease the plant to PLN, the Indonesian utility. Commissioning commenced in October 2004 and both units commenced commercial operation in October and November 2006.
The plant is a 2 x 660MW coal fired plant operated by PLN’s sub contractor Tanjung Jati B Power Services. The Babcock boiler operates at (B-MCR) 175 bar a with 2,313T/H, The Main steam temperature is 541degrees centigrade. The turbine is a three cylinder impulse type, tandem compound reheat condensing turbine with a rated output of 710MW. The generator active power is 721.8MW and apparent power 802MVA, it is a 3 phase two pole synchronous machine, a totally enclosed unit, Hydrogen and water cooled, generating at, 3,000rpm, 22.8kV 50Hz. The plant is fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation plant and other environmental innovations, making it a leader in environmental responsibilities in Indonesia and South East Asia. The plant receives coal by ship from Kalimantan.
The community has embraced the power plant, providing commitment and support to such a significant investment key to the success and future of Indonesia. The Plant is deemed a national Vital Object and Jepara is very proud of it’s neighbor.
In the sixteenth century, Jepara was an important port; in early 1513, its king, Yunnus led an attack against Portuguese Malacca.
His force is said to have been made up of one hundred ships and 5000 men from Jepara and Palembang but was defeated. Between 1518 and 1521 he apparently ruled over Demak. The rule of Ratu Kalinyamat in the latter sixteenth century was, however, Jepara’s most influential. Jepara again attacked Malacca in 1551 this time with Johor but was defeated, and in 1574 besieged Malacca for three months.
It was the site of an English Fort in the 1600s. It is the birthplace of Indonesian national heroine Kartini.
Contemporary Jepara:
The population is almost entirely Javanese and over 95% Muslim. In the 16th century it was an independent kingdom, and was twice burned by the Dutch.
As a coastal area many traders from around the world landed in Jepara centuries ago.
As a result, some of Jepara’s resident have at part European, Chinese, Arabs, Malay or Bugis ancestry.
Currently:
The town is knownend by its furniture industry. The production of teak and mahogany furniture, employs approximately 800,000 people in the town, working in a large number of mainly small workshops. The trade has brought considerable prosperity to Jepara, well above the average for Central Java. Since there is a large export trade, the fall in the value of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar and other currencies has probably led to an increase in income for the furniture exporters.
Jepara is also well known for a fruit named Durian Petruk. (Stink-Fruit)
Bandengan Beach
Bandengan, Tirto Samudro tourism resort in Jepara, West Java, Indonesia, is a beach area which provides visitors with its beautiful white sand beach. It is located in Bandengan village, about 8 kilometers to the north of Jepara town, Central Java. During the era of Raden Ajeng Kartini, one of the Indonesian heroines, Tirto Samudro beach was used as a gathering place. Kartini named this beach as “Klein Scheveningen” since this place was very beautiful.
Jepara to become the tourist destination of Jawa, located at the shore of North Jawa, with it’s famous white sand beaches, blue sea, hotels and restaurants, historical monuments, national parks, furniture and souvenir shopping, clean city are the proud of Jepara.
The city of Jepara, worldwide known in the furniture business, since some foreigners started to export it’s unique carved furniture products about 25 years ago, currently accomodates a 3,000 expats, employed in the furniture- and other business.
The best swimming beach in Jepara is the crowded visited Bandengan Bay Beach, with clear waters, clean wide beach, and powdered sugar sand, perfect for sunbathing.
There are many other bays around Jepara, most of them still in original state, where you may only see your own footprints during a walk.
Sejarah Persijap
Sebelum berkiprah dalam kancah persepakbolaan nasional seperti sekarang ini, persijap telah mengarungi perjalanan dalam rentang waktu yang cukup panjang. Dengan kata lain sepakbola di Jepara mempunyai catatan sejarah yang cukup panjang.
Pada paruh waktu sekitar tahun 1930-an, di Jepara lahir dua klub sepakbola bentukan Belanda. Yaitu Y.V.C. (Yapara Voedbal Club) dan Alsides. Dengan demikian cikal bakal sepak bola di Jepara sudah berakar sejak penjajahan Belanda. Sepak bola di Jepara pada kurun waktu itu dalam waktu singkat sudah bisa menjadi olah raga rakyat. Di setiap pelosok desa sepak bola sudah dimainkan. Namun setelah Belanda kalah dan bangsa Indonesia di jajah Jepang, dua klub tersebut akhirnya bubar.
Tetapi terbukti kemudian, sebagai olah raga rakyat, sepak bola terus berkembang. Melihat perkembangan sepakbola di Jepara, Bupati Jepara waktu itu, Syahlan Ridwan (1954) berkeinginan membentuk sebuah kesebelasan milik Kabupaten Jepara. Ide ini dilandasi dengan semakin banyaknya klub-klub yang tumbuh. Tahun itu kemudian dicatat sebagai tahun berdirinya Persijap Jepara, tepatnya pada tanggal 11 April 1954.
Seiring dengan perjalanan serta kiprah persijap di jagat persepakbolaan nasional, juga memunculkan beberapa nama yang menjadi populer, bahkan melegenda. Diantaranya adalah Kamal Junaidi, yang meninggal karena tersambar petir, dalam laga final Piala Makutarama yang digelar di Salatiga pada tanggal 28 Agustus 1973 melawan kesebalasan dari Persipa Pati. Nama Kamal Junaidi kemudian diabadikan sebagai nama stadion sepak bola, yang menjadi kebanggan warga masyarakat Jepara.
Beberapa pemain sepakbola dari Jepara juga pernah memperkuat timnas. Diantaranya adalah Haryanto yang menjadi kiper andalan timnas pada tahun 1979. Setelahnya juga ada nama Siswadi Gancis yang menjadi kiper PSSI Garuda pada tahun 80-an. Generasi setelahnya pada tahun 2000-an juga ada nama Solekan, dan Warsidi.
Sehingga tidak berlebihan kalau Jepara, yang nota bene merupakan kota kecil, menjadi barometer sepak bola di Jawa Tengah. Bahkan dalam perkembangannya sekarang, bisa melampaui PSIS Semarang dan Persis Solo, yang mempunyai nama lebih besar dan dana yang juga lebih besar. Hal ini terkait dengan keberhasilan Persijap berhasil lolos ke Liga Super PSSI 2008. Sedangkan kedua tim lainnya dari Jawa Tengah tersebut tetap bertahan di Divisi Utama.
Home base Persijap terletak di Jl. Mangunsarkoro Jepara, sedangkan home ground-nya akan menempati stadion yang baru, yaitu Stadion Gelora Bumi Kartini (GBK). Stadion GBK menjadi stadion yang baru bagi Persijap, karena stadion Kamal Junaidi tidak lagi memenuhi syarat untuk dipakai bertanding dalam ajang Superliga tahun 2008.
Kapasitas stadion (GBK) mempunyai daya tampung sekitar 20.000 penonton, dengan kapasitas tribun tertutup sebanyak 7000 orang dan tribun terbuka 13.000 orang penonton. Hampir setiap kali pertandingan home (kandang), stadion di Jepara dipenuhi oleh penonton/supporter setia Persijap.Sementara ini supporter Persijap yang berjumlah sekitar 10.000 orang terbagi dalam 2 (dua) kelompok, yaitu Jetman (Jepara Tifosi Mania) dan Banaspati.
Stadion GBK terletak di Kelurahan Ujungbatu, Kecamatan Jepara, sekitar 1 km dari Kantor Bupati Jepara. Stadion GBK dibangun sejak tahun 2001. Luas kawasan atau kompleks stadion ini 159.800 m2 dengan luas stadion 30.000 m2., dan luas lapangan 7.500m2. Stadion ini nantinya dilengkapi dengan track untuk lintasan atletik dengan panjang 500m2 dengan lebar 6 m. Fasiltas lain yang melengkapi stadion GBK adalah tribun terbuka dan tribun VIP yang bertatap space frame.
Jenis rumput yang digunakan di lapangan utama stadion GBK adalah bermuda (dactylon cycnodon). Fasilitas stadion nantinya akan semakin representatif dengan dilengkapinya sarana dan fasilitas stadion berupa ruang ganti pemain, ruang ganti wasit serta ruang untuk peliputan dan konferensi pers. Fasiltas berupa kamar mandi – shower dan toilet diharapkan bisa membuat pengguna stadion ini bertambah nyaman.
