Jepara is a small town in the province of central java, indonesia. Jepara is
on the north coast of java, north-east semarang, and not far from mount Muria. It is also the main town of the distric of jepara, which has a population of about 1 million. Jepara is known for the Javanese teak wood carving art as well as the birth place of Kartini, a pioneer in the area of women's rights for Indonesians. Nick name Jepara 1. Carving city At the time of the Kingdom Kalinyamat led Sultan Hadlirin adoptive father who came from China to carve stone he had brought from China to in put in Mantingan Mosque. Then he teaches how to carve beautiful to residents of Jepara until now. nicknamed the City of Jepara Carving. 2. Earth Kartini Jepara is the birth city of the national hero of R.A Kartini, then nicknamed Earth Kartini. Trypical culinary 1. Jepara soup Jepara chiken soup tastes different chiken soup Kudus, Demak, Semarang or Pati, because presence of Leek in Jepara Soup. 2. Jepara Stews made from of sekel meat, salt, pepper, nutmeg powder, soy sauce, and oil for sauteing 3. Adon-adon coro Adon-adon coro is a traditional drink with ingredients: ginger, brown sugar, coconut milk, coconut pieces are burned, and herbs of spices 4. Gempol Ice consists of gempol, coconut milk, and liquid sugar. Gempol derived from rice flour made dough, round shapes and color and then steamed
Famous tourist spot in the Jepara
1. Kartini beach, at Bulu 2. Tirto Samudra Beach, at Bandengan 3. Karimun jawa island 4. Panjang Island 5. Kartini Museum, at Panggang 6. Turtle Ocean Park, at Bulu 7. Tiara Park Waterboom and 3D Theater, at Purwogondo 8. Syekh Siti Jenar Grave, at Kelet 9. Mantingan mosque 10. etc