Furniture & Handicraft

Furniture & Handicraft Beside its food and tourism object, Bojonegoro also famous with its furniture and handicraft products. Bojonegro also known as one of teak wood producer in Java island, because Bojonegoro has big and wide teak forest. So, it is not surprise if this regency has many furniture and handicraft industry that made of teak wood.
Antique Furniture
One of furniture industry in Bojonegoro is Antique Furniture. This is the famous furniture industry in Bojonegoro that produces many kind of indoor and outdoor furniture. It made of high quality of Teak wood and made by professional craftsmen. It called antique furniture because it has unique and antique form with various design of furniture. You can try to visit Bojonegoro and get this original Teak wood furniture.

Handicraft
The other Bojonegoro products is handicraft. The center of this handicraft is located in Kasiman district, Bojonegoro. You can find many handicraft that made of teak wood, coconut tree, coconut shell, and the other material. Those handicraft products is made by professional craftsmen with various design and crafting, such as; wooden lamp, wall decoration, vas, miniature, etc. The visitors usually visit Bojonegoro and buy those handicrafts for souvenir.
Terracotta
Bojonegoro really rich of handicrafts. The unique one is terracotta handicraft that made from mud. The handicraft is formed in animals form and painted with unique design. Those terracotta products can be use as house decoration or as a gift for your friend or family. The unique form and design of this terracotta products has attract many visitors to buy it. So that, there are many buyers from many area of Indonesia are come to Bojonegoro just want to buy this product.

Wana Tirta Dander

Next south of Bojonegoro city about 13 km, there is nature tourism object and artificial tourism object, precise in Dander village, Dander district, that famous with Tirtawana, Tirta meaning Water and Wana meaning that the Forest. It’s mean that there is water in the forest. Tirta Wana Dander is a tourism object that has full of nature panorama that very beautiful, because there are many big trees and shady also tropical plants that made the air becomes cool and fresh. Here has built very wide swimming pool, that consisted of two parts, west side is for the women and child then east side is for the adult. Because of its beauty of nature and its coolness air, then in the holiday, the tourists often visit Tirtawana Dander.

Tirtawana Dander also equipped with a place to play, to camp, provided by golf-course for who have hobby to played golf. The visitors come to this tourism object are to relax, swimming, or play golf.
This place has its unique geographical because its fresh nature. The pool is taken from the natural water source that very clean and clear so that we will feel fresh if we take a bath in this poll.
There is some support equipments, such as; toilet, float, jump board, playground, shelter, kiosks, meeting room, golf field, camping ground, etc.

Pacal Reservoir

It was the Dutch legacy reservoir that was built during 1933; the area of this reservoir is about 3.878 km with the depth 25 meters. Beside its main function to irrigate the agricultural field in Bojonegoro regency, it is also comfortable to visit. Nearby its beautiful scenery, here also provided the boat quay and fishing area, the reservoir tourist attraction of Pacal is located about 35 km south of Bojonegoro city by public transport or person's vehicle, then the visitors or tourists could arrive at this place easily.

Pacal Reservoir has 3,878-kilometer width and 25 km depth is the Dutch reservoir that built in 1933 and the water is accompanied with the nature panorama and the exciting teak forest. The tourism agenda of Pacal reservoir is held every October with the anniversary of Bojonegoro Regency. The ritual events are “Larung Sengkolo” and “Jasman Waranggono Tayub” to declared “Wisuda Waranggono Tayub”.

This Pacal Reservoir is also support with some facilities such as cottages, fishing arena, canoe, kiosk, etc. The development of Pacal reservoir is directed to transportation, accommodation, telecommunication and other tourism objects facilities. This tourism object is also suitable for fishing and canoeing.

Kayangan Api

The name of “Kayangan Api” is a fire source that never die, located in the forest in Sendangharjo village, Ngasem district, a village that has about 42,29% jungle area of the village width. According to a story, Kayangan Api is a place of Mbah Kriyo Kusumo or Mpu Supa took a rest, he also known as Mbah Pandhe from Mojopahit. In the west side of Kayangan Api, there is a puddle of mud that contain of sulfur, and according to belief, at that time still made farm tools and heirloom such as; keris, spear, cundrik, etc. Bojonegoro people are still believe that this fire source is sacred and according to the story, this fire had take if there is an important ceremony that had done in the past, such as; Jumenengan Ngarsodalem Hamengku Buwono X and took the fire through a requirement that is traditional party / Wilujengan and Tayuban with Javanese Song (Gending) of eling-eling, wani-wani and gunung, which is Mbah Kriyo Kusumo’s favorite song.
That’s why when the music has played and danced, every body is not allowed to accompany the ‘Waranggono’. From those society story, then Kayangan Api that located about 25 km of Bojonegoro city, placed as the nature tourism object and placed to held an important that is the anniversary of Bojonegoro regency ceremony, together purify (Ruwatan Massal), and “Wisuda Waranggono” (Waranggono graduated). This tourism object has equipped with kinds of facilities such as; the hall, kiosks, the bridge, etc.
This location is very suitable for outbound event, because this is tourism area. At certain time, especially on Friday Pahing (Jum’at Pahing = one of Javanese days) there are many people come here to make a wish in order to get success, get married partner, get high status and even also to get the heirloom. The traditional ceremony that has done by the people is Nyadranan (Bersih Desa / the anniversary of a village) as thank you expression to the God.
The development of Kayangan Api tourism is aimed to the development of transportation, telecommunication, and accommodation. The visit to Kayangan Api can continue to the nature tourism of Watu Jago Bojonegoro and to Ngawi regency tourism objects.

Welcome to Bojonegoro Regency

Bojonegoro regency is rich of tourism objects and culture tour. Most of the population of Bojonegoro regency is work as farmers or foresters. Many still live in poverty, especially in southern part of the regency, where the soil is less fertile. The major population centre is Bojonegoro town, located on the southern bank of Bengawan Solo River.
There are some communities that live in Bojonegoro regency. One of distinctive communities in Bojonegoro is ‘Samin People’. They were ethnically indistinguishable from other Javanese people. However, they follow a unique communalism movement. Currently, the Samin people reside in the southwestern part of Bojonegoro regency, in the middle of its teak forest.
Beside that, Bojonegoro is also known for its traditional culture. There some traditional culture of Bojonegoro regency that popular in domestic and foreign tourists.

Tayub
Tayub is companionship dance that very popular in Bojonegoro people and around it. This dance usually done by men and accompanied with Gamelan instrument and Javanese songs that sang by ‘Waranggono’. The lyric is usually filled of an advice or instruction. This dance show is common used to fill an event that held by Bojonegoro people or the other traditional event. Commonly, in doing the event, this Tayub dance are has coordinate in a certain group with its each name. Usually, this Tayub dance groups are located in Temayang district and Bubulan district that located about 30 km of Bojonegoro city.

Wayang Thengul (Thengul Puppet)
Thengul Puppet is Bojonegoro typical puppet in 3 dimension form and accompanied by the Javanese instrument (Gamelan) named Pelog / Slendro. Even though, this Thengul Puppet are seldom to show, but its existence is always take carefull in Bojonegoro regency, especially in Kanor district that about 40 km of Bojonegoro city. Otherwise, the story of this puppet is taking from ‘Menak’ story.
Bojonegoro regency is also rich for the crafting. Souvenir crafting of Rendeng village, Malo district, about 25 km of Bojonegoro city, is very famous to the tourists. To reach the location, it can reach with two-wheel vehicle or four-wheel vehicle. The crafting are saving box formed tiger, cow, rabbit, etc. While the statue crafting that located in Banaran village, Malo district such as; cow statue, deer statue, rabbit statue, etc.

Bojonegoro Tourism

Bojonegoro regency had some tourist attraction and was varied, good nature tour, the artificial tour, the cultural tour, and the pilgrimage tour. One of the Bojonegoro tourist attractions of the regency mainstay was kayangan fire; this kayangan fire was the source of biggest eternal fire in Asia and estimated biggest in the world. In this place was also provided the playground for the children with cool air and surrounded with the shady tree as well as grew tropical plants, fresh air, then the visitors will feel comfortable to stay here. KHAYANGAN API
Kayangan Api is the biggest eternal fire in Asia and estimated the biggest in the world. In this place was also provided the playground for the children with cool air and surrounded with the shady tree as well as grew tropical plants, fresh air. On the west of kayangan Api at 50 m, there is water blukutuk, this could cure the skin illness, there many visitors that came home by bringing water blukutuk this for supplies if there is somebody that was attacked by the skin illness.
PACAL RESERVOIR (WADUK PACAL)
Beside the main function, to irrigate the agricultural field in the Bojonegoro regency this reservoir also comfortable to be visited. Nearby the beautiful of this scenery, here also was provided for the boat quay and fishing area.
TIRTA WANA DANDER
Tirta Wana Dander was the tour that has full of the nature panorama that very beautiful, because many big tree and shady also tropical plants that made air become cool and fresh.
MLIWIS PUTIH GARDEN
White Mliwis was the name of a bird that very magical invulnerable and beautiful. This tourist attraction took the form of the garden become beautiful and has cool air. Here was also provided holiday accommodation and playground.
TIRTA GARDEN
For the Bojonegoro community and surrounding area, this garden is wanted to release saturation, eliminated stress, swimming, the playing place for the child. Then this place is most exact and most suitable to be visited
SYEH MUDAKAR GRAVE (WALI KIDANGAN)
This grave was the legacy of Islam old grave, the original name of the Kidangan Guardian was Syeh Damiyakin that came from Pajang sultanate. Then in this place Syeh Damiyakin alias the Kidangan Guardian lived until he death, even he also buried in this place.