Imagawayaki

Imagawayaki (今川焼き) is a wagashi (Japanese dessert) often found at Japanese festivals as well as outside Japan, in countries such as Taiwan and South Korea. It is made of batter in a special pan (similar to a waffle iron but without the honeycomb pattern), and filled with sweet azuki bean paste, although it is becoming increasingly popular to use a wider variety of fillings such as vanilla custard, different fruit custards and preserves, curry, different meat and vegetable fillings, potato and mayonnaise. are similar to, but the latter are two separate pancakes sandwiched around the filling after cooking, and are often served cold.

were first sold near the Kanda's Imagawabashi Bridge during the An'ei era (1772–1781) of the Edo period (1603–1867). The name originates from this time.

Various names


have been known by various names throughout different eras. Names also vary regionally, and some varieties sold only in certain stores have their own names.


 * Ōban-yaki (大判焼き) – Kansai region.
 * Kaiten-yaki (回転焼き) or Kaiten manjū (回転饅頭) – Kansai and Kyūshū region.
 * Nijū-yaki (二重焼き)
 * Koban-yaki (小判焼き)
 * Gishi-yaki (義士焼き)
 * Tomoe-yaki (巴焼き)
 * Taiko-yaki (太鼓焼き) or Taiko manjū (太鼓饅頭)
 * Bunka-yaki (文化焼き)
 * Taishō-yaki (大正焼き)
 * Jiyū-yaki (自由焼き)
 * Fūfu manjū (夫婦饅頭) or Fū man (フーマン)
 * Oyaki (おやき) – some of Aomori Prefecture and Hokkaidō, and different from the of Nagano Prefecture.

By store or company

 * Gozasōrō (御座候) – product name for produced by Gozasōrō Inc, established in 1950 in Himeji. It means "thank you for the purchase" in an archaic style.
 * Higiri-yaki (ひぎりやき) – product name for produced by Sawai Honpo Inc in Ehime. It originates in Higiri jizō near the Matsuyama Station.
 * Jiman'yaki (自慢焼き) – product name for used by the Fuji Ice shop in Nagano.

Historical and inactive

 * "revival " (復興焼き) – in the song on the occasion of the revival after the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, is mentioned that was renamed.

Fictitious

 * Baked Mochocho (ベイクドモチョチョ) – a coined name by an anonymous poster from the Japanese message board Futaba Channel in June 2021 that has since become an Internet meme.

Taiwan
were introduced to Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule in Taiwan and are now a traditional snack in Taiwan. They are commonly called wheelcakes. However, some of the older generation may directly use the Japanese term taiko manjū (太鼓饅頭).

South Korea
are known as 오방떡 or 홍두병 (紅豆餅/) in South Korea.

Malaysia
are known as tokiwado in Malaysia.

Philippines
The Filipino counterpart, locally known as "Japanese cakes", are similar to but of a smaller serving size and are usually filled with cheese slices. This inexpensive snack is commonly found sold on special tricycle carts that have a built-in custom-made circular cooking mold. Other fillings are also available with sweet (strawberry, chocolate) and savory (ham and cheese) fillings.