But for those interested in the island's traditional culture, a smaller city beckons, said Scott Mowbray in The New York Times. Set in jungled hills 250 miles east of Jakarta, Yogyakarta is close ...

The city of Yogyakarta is one of Indonesia's most important - rich in history and culture and a major tourist attraction. The ancient royal capital lies in south-central Java, about 440km (275 miles) ...

a cradle of Javanese culture. Borobudur temple, outside Yogyakarta, is the largest Buddhist temple in the world, decorated with 2,672 relief panels and, originally, 504 Buddha statues.

The Indonesian city is home to some of the greatest Hindu and Buddhist temples, a thriving food scene and an area known as the Cosmological Axis, a cradle of Javanese culture. Amrita Chandradas ...

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n its 30 th anniversary, the iconic Yogyakarta Art Festival officially renamed itself Yogyakarta Culture Festival (FKY) in an effort to embody the cultural roots of the region beyond art.

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TEMPO.CO, Yogyakarta - The Yogyakarta Culture Agency expressed objection to the extravagant ‘wedding’ of a pair of Alaskan Malamutes dogs using Javanese traditional customs in Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) ...