Istana Sakura Amazing Blitar Got Thousands of Visitors in the First Month

TIMESINDONESIA, BLITAR – It has been almost one month since Istana Sakura was opened. This tourism attraction located in Kemloko, Sidodadi Village, Garum sub-district, in Amazing Blitar, East Java, has got thousands of visitors.

Harjito, the owner of Istana Sakura, said that they get 700 to 3500 visitors in a day.

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 “In the last Eid Al-Fitr holiday, this place was crowded. The number of the visitors reached up to 3500 people,” he said on Saturday (29/06/2019).

Harjito said that Istana Sakura was officially opened since 7 June 2019.

This place has the theme of Japanese concept with a lot of artificial Sakura flowers along the aisles, complete with the replica of Japanese palace and Mount Fujiyama. The artificial Sakura flowers is an instagrammable spot that manages to capture the attention of the local residents of Blitar to come and take a selfie.

 “Last year, I often went to Surabaya. I found a street with a lot of Tabebuya trees that became my inspiration to build Istana Sakura.” Said Harjito.

Not only artificial Sakura flowers, but you can find a lot of Tabebuya flowers in this tourism attraction.

According to him, Sakura trees are not suitable to be planted in Blitar due to its tropical climate. That’s why they decided to make the artificial Sakura flowers in Istana Sakura.

Besides, Istana Sakura also provides Kimono rental and Japanese Café to make them feel as if they are really in Japan.

 “Istana Sakura opens from 8 a.m. to 5 a.m. The entrance ticket only costs IDR 10,000. The kimono rental ranges from IDR 15,000 for male kimono to IDR 20,000 for female kimono, including the hat and the umbrella,” said Harjito.

Harjito said that he involved the local residents to participate in the process of developing Istana Sakura. “This tourism attraction can contribute to improve the local residents’ quality of life,” said Harjito. (*)

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