MOJOKERTO

Mojokerto becomes popular for the sites of Mojopahit Kingdom in the early time. These are valuable to be tourism assets in Indonesia. There are several places where the remain of mojopahit were spread out. Two of the most famous remaining are Bajang Ratu Temple and Candi Tikus. The first place is Bajang Ratu. It is a small temple placed in a beautiful plantation yard in the northern side of Mojopahit area. This temple is like a gate, as small as a holy grave for javanese people. This is also where the great King of Mojopahit, the honour Hayam Wuruk went to pray in a certain time.
The second is Candi Tikus. This is where the honour Hayam Wuruk treated his guests. This is also a sacred pool for the queen and the followers to bathe and clean themselves. An interesting story was spread out about the history of Candi Tikus. As long as it exists, there is one way to show the wealth of Mojopahit Kingdom and the citizen, that is the honour Hayam Wuruk and family always threw away the dishes to the pool which has already covered with the big net after treating their guests. But, they would put them again all together when the guests had already gone.