Rembang

Rembang is a town and regency on the northeast coast of Central Java, on the island of Java, Indonesia. It is well-known for its significant Chinese heritage.

Climate
The rainy season in the Rembang area lasts from November to April as a result of the westerly monsoon winds that are wet, humid, and carry a lot of water vapor. Meanwhile, the dry season in Rembang occurs in the period from May to October as a result of the easterly monsoon wind which is dry and carries very little water vapor. The air temperature in the Rembang area ranges from 23°–34 °C with a relative humidity level of 60% to 90%.

By car
Rembang is on the north coast road connecting Semarang and Surabaya which is part of the Great Post Road.

Get around
Going to some tourist attractions is more flexible to use a rented car or motorbike.

Lasem District
Lasem District is known as Tiongkok kecil (Little Chinatown) because it was the town where the Chinese people first landed on Java and there were a large number of Chinese settlements scattered in the district. Besides that, it is also known as kota santri (the town of Islamic students) because there are many Islamic boarding schools.

Do

 * Boating to the small island on the north of Rembang such as, , and.
 * Hiking on (806 masl).

Textile

 * Batik Lasem, well known for its typical bright red color, shown here, called abang getih pithik (chicken blood red).

Food souvenirs

 * Dumbeg, a snack made from rice flour, coconut milk, and brown sugar, wrapped with palm leaves from the siwalan (toddy palm) tree.
 * Kaoya dudul, a snack made from made from glutinous rice flour, green beans and palm sugar.

Rembang food
Rembang has numerous local dishes.
 * Lontong Tuyuhan, a Rembang specialty dish of rice cakes with chicken in reddish coconut milk soup.
 * Sayur merica, a Rembang of pepper fish soup.
 * Sate serepeh/srepeh, a typical Rembang spicy chicken satay.
 * Urap latoh, seagrapes with spiced grated coconut.

Drink
Try a sirup kawista drink made from syrup of the kawista fruit (Limonia acidissima), at least once anyway. This large, woody fruit thrives in the dry climate around the town. Tooth-achingly sweet, the syrup can be made palatable by cutting with soda, and maybe a squeeze of lime, to create a drink not dissimilar to Red Fanta.

Connect
The telephone area code for Rembang is 0295.

Go next

 * Blora
 * Tuban
 * Pati