Tunjungan Street

Tunjungan Street (Indonesian: Jalan Tunjungan) is a street and major thoroughfare in Downtown Surabaya, Indonesia. The name is also generally more used for the business district surrounding the street. It has a prominence importance in the history of the city’s development and continues to the present day. Famous for its shops, offices, cafes, restaurants and hotels (particularly the very historic Hotel Majapahit), the street became an icon of the city itself. Though not located along Tunjungan Street, a prominent shopping mall, Tunjungan Plaza, is also located adjacent to the street. The street was also a witness to the famous Yamato Hotel incident which eventually culminated in the Battle of Surabaya during the early months of the Indonesian National Revolution.