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COUNTRIES

Monja by country

Web searches combining each country's name (in Japanese, English and the local language) with monjayaki / monja / もんじゃ / 文字燒 / 문자야키 / มอนจายากิ, then corroboration against the shop's own site or the official page of the development it sits in. We did not stop at Japanese-language searching.

Unlike okonomiyaki, takoyaki and ramen, monjayaki has barely moved abroad. In this survey we could confirm shops in only five countries or territories: Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and the United States. For the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Canada, searching in English and in the local language did not reach a shop that names monja on its menu.

That does not mean it has stopped. On 7 August 2026, Moheji of Tsukishima opened its first shop in South Korea, in Seoul. Following One Bangkok, Japanese monja specialists are moving one by one into the centres of Asian cities.

Why it spreads slowly can only be estimated, but three reasons suggest themselves. 1) The customer has to cook it, so explaining how is expensive. 2) It never looks like a finished plate, so it does not sell in photographs. 3) It is a Tokyo-local food, and has had few chances to be introduced abroad as a regional dish.

Surveyed 2026-08-12

What “could not confirm” means

We did not work exhaustively through each country's local-language review sites (Dianping, NAVER, Zomato and so on). "Could not confirm" does not mean "does not exist"; it means "this survey did not reach a primary source".

CONFIRMED

Shops confirmed in 6 countries and territories

Japan 日本

Where monjayaki began. Centred on Tsukishima in Tokyo, with its own separate lines in Asakusa and in Isesaki, Gunma. National chains have put shops from Hokkaido to Okinawa.

In this database: 124 shops

Tsukishima Monja Kuuya Susukino

Hokkaido Sapporo Susukino

Tsukishima Monja Kuuya

Monja specialist
Chain

Country	日本語	Result
Hong Kong	香港	There are many Japanese restaurants serving okonomiyaki and teppanyaki, but in this survey we could not confirm from primary sources a shop that names monja on its menu.
China	中国	One personal blog records a shop in Shanghai called KURA, serving monjayaki and okonomiyaki, but we could not corroborate it against the shop's own information or map data, so it is not included. At the next update we will work through local sources such as Dianping.
Canada	カナダ	Could not confirm.
United Kingdom	イギリス	Searched Japanese restaurants in London; could not confirm.
France	フランス	Could not confirm.
Germany	ドイツ	Could not confirm.
Spain	スペイン	Could not confirm.
Italy	イタリア	Could not confirm.
Australia	オーストラリア	Could not confirm.
Malaysia	マレーシア	Could not confirm.
Indonesia	インドネシア	Could not confirm.
Vietnam	ベトナム	Could not confirm.
Philippines	フィリピン	Could not confirm.
United Arab Emirates	アラブ首長国連邦	Could not confirm.
Saudi Arabia	サウジアラビア	Could not confirm.

Monja by country

What “could not confirm” means

Shops confirmed in 6 countries and territories

Japan 日本

Thailand タイ

Singapore シンガポール

Taiwan 台湾

South Korea 韓国

United States アメリカ

15 countries where we could not confirm