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4. Jakarta Indonesia Episode Part 3：East Jakarta

Dining, Sightseeing and Shopping

Tuesday, 2023/3/21

Jakarta is divided into 5 districts, namely Jakarta Pusat(central Jakarta), Jakarta Utara(north Jakarta), Jakarta Barat(west Jakarta), Jakarta Timur(east Jakarta), and Jakarta Selatan(south Jakarta). The term ‘Jabodetabek’ refers to Jakarta-Bogor-Depok-Tangerang-Bekasi - the Greater Jakarta area consists of megacities surrounding the capital.

East Jakarta

East Jakarta (Jakarta Timur) is the largest of the five administrative cities (kota administrasi) which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. It had a population of 3,037,139 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 3,083,883, making it the most populous of the five administrative cities within Jakarta. East Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality.

East Jakarta is bounded by North Jakarta to the north, Bekasi to the east, Depok to the south, and South Jakarta and Central Jakarta to the west.

In East Jakarta, you can visit Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, the miniature of Indonesia Archipelago. You can explore the details of traditional houses and a glimpse of Indonesia’s diverse culture in this park.

Sightseeing

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
Jl. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Ceger,

Kec. Cipayung, Kota Jakarta Timur,

Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 13820, Indonesia

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah ('Beautiful Indonesia Mini Park'; formerly Taman Mini "Indonesia Indah" with apostrophes—abbreviated as TMII) is a culture-based recreational area located in East Jakarta, Indonesia.

The park is a synopsis of Indonesian culture, with virtually all aspects of daily life in Indonesia's 26 (in 1975) provinces encapsulated in separate pavilions with the collections of rumah adat as the example of Indonesian vernacular architecture, clothing, dances and traditions are all depicted impeccably. The park mainly exhibites the physical culture of the nation. Apart from that, there is a lake with a miniature of the archipelago in the middle of it, cable cars, museums, Keong Emas IMAX cinema (Indonesia's only IMAX cinema until the 2010s), a theater called the Theatre of My Homeland (Theater Tanah Airku) and other recreational facilities which make TMII one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city
On 31 December 2014, the World Peace Committee recognized TMII as an International Civilization Park and World Peace Theme Park.

Venues of Indonesian provinces

Since each Indonesian province maintains its own unique and distinct cultures, shelters, attire and dialects, TMII built a model of each of the houses from the provinces. TMII attempted not only to reconstruct the homes, but also to create a realistic model of the environment and shelters of the various people of Indonesia. The venues, which are situated around the main lake in a similar fashion to the different islands of the Indonesian archipelago, are thematically divided into six areas in respect to the main islands of Indonesia; Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan (Borneo), Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku and Papua. Each pavilions featured in typical vernacular Indonesian architecture of each provinces. Examples of Indonesian traditional vernacular houses are: Joglo and Omah Kudus Javanese houses of Central Java and Yogyakarta pavilion; Minang Rumah Gadang of West Sumatra pavilion; Malay houses of Jambi and Riau provinces; Torajan Tongkonan and Bugis house of South Sulawesi pavilion; and Balinese house compound with intricately carved candi bentar split gate and kori agung gate.

It also displays various traditional costumes, wedding costumes, dance costumes, ethnographic artifacts such as weapons and daily tools, and models of traditional architecture to describe the way of life of its people. Each province’s pavilion is also equipped with a small stage, amphitheatre or auditorium for traditional dance performances, traditional music performances or traditional ceremonies that are usually held in Sundays. Some of these pavilions are also equipped with cafeterias featuring traditional Indonesian cuisines and also souvenir shops offering various handicrafts, T-shirts and souvenirs.

After the recognition of the Chinese Indonesian culture as an integral part of Indonesian culture in 2000, the Chinese Indonesian pavilion and a confucian temple was built within the park.

Indonesia Museum

Jl. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Ceger, Kec. Cipayung,
Kota Jakarta Timur, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 13560, Indonesia

The Indonesia Museum (Museum Indonesia), is an anthropology and ethnological museum located in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Jakarta, Indonesia. The museum is concentrated on arts and cultures of various ethnic groups that inhabit Indonesian archipelago and formed the modern nation of Indonesia. The museum is a richly decorated building in Balinese architecture. The museum boasts a comprehensive collection consisting of over 1,000 pieces of traditional and contemporary Indonesian arts, crafts and traditional costumes from the different regions of the nation.

Taman Legenda Keong Emas TMII
Jalan Raya TMII, Ceger, Kec. Cipayung, Kota Jakarta Timur,
Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 13550, Indonesia

TMII is an amusement park with classic rides, a dinosaur zone & a film about the Javanese legend of Keong Emas.

It is a theme Park with attraction and education concept. They have dinosaurs adventure just like the real one, Their ferris wheel is the highest in Indonesian, The First double deck Carrousel in Indonesian, etc. They also have another facility such as mosque, toilet, cafe, and Merchandise shop. They open at 09.00 AM - 05.00 PM.