Located in the vast Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean in Indonesia, a country of 18,108 islands, Java Island is the fourth largest among these islands. Surrounded by the sea on all sides, Java Island has a tropical rainforest climate with no distinct seasons, and an average annual temperature of 25-27°C, with abundant rainfall. The unique natural conditions on the island have led to lush tropical vegetation, with evergreen forests and abundant crops such as coffee, tea, tobacco, rubber, sugarcane, and coconuts. With numerous rivers and picturesque landscapes, Java Island attracts a large number of tourists from around the world for sightseeing each year.

Java Island is home to over 100 volcanoes, including the highly active Mount Merapi which recently showed signs of eruption. Standing at an altitude of 2,968 meters, Mount Merapi is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Java Island is the most developed region in Indonesia in terms of economy, politics, and culture, with half of the country’s population of approximately 220 million residing there. Some important cities and historical sites are located on this island. Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is the largest city in Southeast Asia, situated on the north coast of West Java with a population of over 8.3 million.

Bandung, located in the Bandung Basin at an altitude of over 700 meters in western Java Island, is the capital of West Java Province, surrounded by mountains and lush vegetation in a beautiful environment. Yogyakarta, the ancient capital of Indonesia, is the central city of Central Java where the world-renowned Borobudur Temple is located to the north of the city. Indonesia is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, experiencing thousands of earthquakes of various sizes every year. In Yogyakarta city, about 40 kilometers northwest, there is a group of stupas known as the Borobudur Temple built around 778 AD on a hill, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World alongside the Pyramids, Angkor Wat, the Great Wall, the Taj Mahal, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The stone carvings on these hills, through wars, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and religious conflicts, have been engulfed in tropical vegetation, cracking the rocks of the stupas and covering the temples on the hills over the long centuries.