Komunitas Hong (Sundanese Playing Community)

It might surprise you that Sundanese children have hundreds of traditional toys and games. Games that must be played in real life - not virtually like PlayStation. Most of the toys are made of bamboo and some other materials too. While the games mostly played in groups, or at least should be played by two children. You might also wonder why some of the toys has similarity to your toys back home.

This community formally named Komunitas Hong - Pusat Kajian Mainan Rakyat (Center of Folk Toys Research). It was founded on 2003 and has done research on toys and games before it was founded. This community strive to search and reconstruct traditional folks games and toys. They aim is to collect hundreds (maybe thousands) of Indonesian folks toys and games. However, at the moment they still concentrate to search into the Sundaneses first.

Actually this community is based in Subang, north of Bandung. Fortunately, now they have a base here in Bandung that you can visit at most times. Even easier, you can meet this community in Car Free Day Dago area every Sunday morning.

Let’s go back to your childhood and try out some unique traditional toys that surely will get your interest.


Komunitas Hong

Pusat Kajian Mainan Rakyat

Centre: Jl. Bukit Pakar Utara 35 Dago Bandung Tel. 022-2515775

Showroom: Jl. Merak 2 Bandung Tel.

Workshop: Kampung Kolecer, Kmp. Bolang desa Cibuluh Kec. Tanjungsiang Kab. Subang

Tel: 0260-480026

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Jonas Photo Studio

Get professional photography service while you are in Bandung. Come to Jonas.

Golly, would line up if you want to get photographed in this studio! Once the photo studio is location was on the street Batik Jonas.The road should go all the complexes and it is quite hard to find.But the photography service was attractive to many people in Bandung. Even if the location was hard to find but the people came to this studio.
Now the studio is already so advanced. Photographic techniques and display of the photographs is already very modern and diverse. People from outside the city are also not uncommon to come to Bandung just to be photographed in this Jonas Photo Studio.
This photo studio has also transformed from just ordinary photo studio, to become a place where Bandung youths would hang out. There are already cafes and food stalls established in the area and surrounding.
Jl. Banda

Bandung

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Taman Budaya

Location	:	Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan No. 53 A
Telephone	:	(+62 22) 2504912, 2505365
Fax		(+62 22) 2514368
Website	:	www.westjavaculture.com
Email	:	tamanbudaya@westjava-indonesia.com

Operating hours	:	daily
Admission charges	:	Rp. 1,000
Facilities	:	amphitheatre, gallery, toilets, restaurant
How to get there	:	by angkot: from Jalan Asia Afrika (around "Alun-alun") take a red angkot to "Viaduct/BCA bank", change to a green angkot ("St Hall/Station - Dago") at Viaduct. From Dago angkot terminal walk about 50 meters (fares: Rp. 2,000 and Rp. 3,500, respectively) ; from Jalan Merdeka take "Kalapa - Dago" angkot, get off at Dago terminal by taxi: around Rp. 30,000 from city area
Remarks	:	prior reservation is suggested, especially during holiday seasons.

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Classic Rock Cafe

Jalan Lembong No. 1, (Near Jalan Braga)
Tel: 022 420 7982.
Interesting website at http://www.classicrockcafe.co.id/

If you want some live music in Bandung, you might want to try Classic Rock Cafe. This bar is situated on two levels, the lower level with the bar and the bands and the upper level with sofa seating. Mostly they play rock music from the 60's to the 90's from bands who know how to play their instruments and singers who know how to sing! They have all waitress service and excellent atmosphere on busy nights.

Source: www.bandung-indonesia.com

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Saung Angklung Udjo

If you are in Bandung and want to move on to Saung Angklung Udjo, you can use as a means of transportation using angkot that, through certain channels Padasuka, by angkot.


Saung Angklung Udjo (SAU) is one–stop cultural workshop, consists of : performance venue, bamboo handicraft centre, and bamboo instrument workshop. Apart from that, SAU has an honorable function as an educational laboratory and training centre to preserve the Sundanese culture – Angklung in particular.

Regular performances at Saung Angklung Udjo starts at 15.30 pm until 17:30 pm. For 2 hours, enjoy the charm of art and culture of Indonesia only in Saung Angklung Udjo!

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