JAKARTA

Jakarta is a special territory in Indonesia because Jakarta is a capital city of Indonesia. Jakarta, officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta). Located on the northwest coast of Java, Jakarta is the country’s economic, cultural and politic centre. Jakarta is the most populous city in Indonesia and in Southeast Asia, and is the thirteenth-largest city in the world. The urban area, known as Jabodetabek (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi), is the second largest in the world. Jakarta is listed as a global city in the 2008 Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) research.

The most popular tribe in Jakarta is Betawi. There are many folktale from Betawi, such as "Ayam dan Bebek", "Si Amat", "Babi Ngepet", "Si Bener", "Bangau Tua yang Licik". You can read for further in http://www.jakarta.go.id/web/news/category/cerita-rakyat-betawi .

In Jakarta, there are also many kinds of Puppet (Indonesian: Wayang) , such as "Wayang Kulit", "Wayang Si Ronda", "Wayang Dermuluk", "Wayang Senggol", "Wayang Sumedar", "Wayang Golek", "Wayang Wong". For further information please visit http://www.jakarta.go.id/web/news/category/wayang.

Where to go?

Wow! There are many places to go! What are you looking for? Historical building, park, zoo, playing park, or awesome natural sights? You can find them all out here, JAKARTA!

Many historical building you can find here, Monumen Pembebasan Irian Barat (Monument of the Liberation of West Irian), located in Central Java.

Wanna have some fun time with family? You also can visit many parks in Jakarta:

*Taman Monas (Monas Park) or Taman Medan Merdeka (Medan Merdeka Park) is a huge square where the symbol of Jakarta, Monas or Monumen Nasional (National Monument) is located.

*Taman Lapangan Benteng (Buffalo Field Park) is located in Central Jakarta near the Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta Cathedral, and the Jakarta Post Office. It is about 4.5 hectares. Initially it was called Waterlooplein of Batavia and functioned as the ceremonial square during the Netherlands Indies colonial period. This park has become a recreation place for people and occasionally also used as an exhibition place or for other events. The Jakarta Flona (Flora and Fauna), the flower and decoration plants and pet exhibition, is held in this park around August annually. 

*Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Miniature Park of Indonesia), in East Jakarta, has 10 mini parks.

*Taman Suropati is located in Menteng city subdistrict in Central Jakarta. The park is surrounded by several Dutch colonial buildings. There are several modern statues in the park made by artist of ASEAN countries, which contributes to the nickname of the park “Taman persahabatan seniman ASEAN” (“Park of the ASEAN artists friendship”). Also located in the Menteng area are the Taman Menteng and Situ Lembang pond parks.

Others places to go in Jakarta are Ragunan Zoo, Jakarta Old Town, and the Ancol Dreamland complex on Jakarta Bay, including Dunia Fantasi theme park, Sea World, Atlantis Water Adventure, and Gelanggang Samudera.

National Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Nasional - Monas)

Is that all? Nope!

One places you should go is Kepulauan Seribu or Thousand Island. Kepulauan Seribu consist of around 340 islets, including sand bars, accessible ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours by speedboat off Marina Ancol – Jakarta Bay. Here are some of Island Resorts, the beautiful places for your vacation. Escape to a fresh and clean environment, enjoy the nature both physically and mentally and enjoy the benefits of leisure. You also can visit Taman Nasional Kepulauan Seribu where you can see many coral reefs. Swimming, snorkeling, diving, you can have it all in Kepulauan Seribu!

A little part of Thousand Islands

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta
http://www.jakarta.go.id
http://jakarta-tourism.go.id
http://www.tourkepulauanseribu.com/id/
http://greatadventureindonesia.blogspot.com/2012/02/seribu-island.html