Getting Around Blitar by Becak: A 2026 Traveler’s Guide If there is one experience that captures the unhurried pace of Blitar, it’s riding a becak, Indonesia’s traditional cycle rickshaw, through its quiet, tree-lined streets. While ride-hailing apps and cars exist in the city, becak remain the most iconic, and in some areas the most practical, … Read more
The History of Cigarette Factories in Blitar: From Colonial Household Industry to Modern Manufacturing Hub Long before Blitar became known internationally as the resting place of Indonesia’s first president, the city was already carving out an economic identity of its own, one built substantially on tobacco. The history of cigarette factories in Blitar stretches back … Read more
Sarekat Islam in Blitar: The Forgotten Grassroots Movement That Shaped Local Resistance Long before Blitar became known for the PETA uprising of 1945 or the resting place of Indonesia’s first president, the region had already produced one of rural Java’s most significant early expressions of organized resistance against Dutch colonial rule. Between 1914 and 1928, … Read more
