Japanese Ambassador's Visit to TWC Prambanan Destination

Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Masaki Yasushi visited the Prambanan Temple Tourism Park (TWC) destination, Thursday (27/6/2024). His presence was welcomed directly by the GM of Prambanan and Keraton Ratu Boko Ratno Timur and Head of the Prambanan Temple Unit Jusman Mahmud.

For approximately two hours, the Japanese Ambassador, accompanied by the Head of the Political Section of the Japanese Embassy, ​​Tanaka Motoyasu and the Press Attaché of the Japanese Embassy, ​​Furunobu Koichi, toured the Prambanan TWC complex, which consists of several temples included in the Prambanan Temple Compounds UNESCO World Heritage.

The Japanese Ambassador and his entourage began their journey by visiting the Prambanan Temple complex. The temple, built by Rakai Pikatan as an offering to the three main Hindu gods, attracted the curiosity of the Japanese Ambassador.

They explored one by one the reliefs etched on the walls of the Shiva Temple, the main temple in the Prambanan Temple complex. Japanese Ambassador Masaki Yasushi also had the opportunity to enter the western chamber of the Shiva Temple in Prambanan. The chamber that houses the statue of Ganesha who has four arms and is worshiped as the god of knowledge.

In addition, the Ambassador and his entourage also visited the Sewu Temple complex located on the north side of Prambanan Temple. Here, the entourage had the opportunity to tour the temple built in the 8th century by Rakai Panangkaran.

Japanese Ambassador Masaki Yasushi also visited the Manjusrigrha Restoration Studio. Here, the Japanese Ambassador received an explanation of the procedures and methods of restoring cultural heritage objects.

Previously, the Japanese Ambassador and his entourage also visited Borobudur Temple. The Prambanan Temple and Borobudur Temple areas are some of the restoration objects of the Japanese Government.

This visit is a series of first-time trips to regions in Indonesia. For three days, the newly appointed Ambassador in October 2023 will visit Yogyakarta and Solo, Central Java.

"Hopefully this visit can strengthen the cooperation between Indonesia and Japan, especially for Yogyakarta and can have a positive impact on welfare in the region," concluded GM of Prambanan & Ratu Boko Ratno Timur.