A riverside kampung along the Brantas River in central Malang that was transformed in 2016 when university students painted every surface in rainbow colours as part of a community-led urban beautification project. The result is densely photogenic — narrow stairs between houses painted in clashing tropical colours, murals on every wall, laundry strung above painted alleys. It is genuinely cheerful rather than contrived, not least because the community that lives here has invested in it and continues to maintain it.
There is a small entry fee (around 5,000 IDR) collected by the community. A suspended bridge connects Jodipan to its sister village Kampung Arema across the river, which is painted blue. Give it 30-45 minutes; combine it with the nearby Bakso Malang stall on the riverbank, which is as good as any in the city.