Tokyo sank 2.25 per cent, Sydney shed 1.62 per cent, Seoul lost 1.17 per cent and Taipei was 1.70 per cent lower.
Hong Kong was down 1.11 per cent, but Shanghai added 2.31 per cent.
Mainland Chinese shares rebounded from Friday's plunge of more than seven percent after the country's central bank announced another interest rate cut, its fourth since November.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the weekend stunned world markets when he announced the national poll for July 5 in which voters will be asked to decide on creditors' reform proposals, as five months of talks failed to find common ground.
The EU and IMF responded by rejecting a request to extend Greece's bailout beyond its June 30 expiry date, meaning it will default on a key payment and possibly crash out of the eurozone.
Mr Tsipras has now imposed capital controls throughout the country to avoid flight of cash, with banks closed until July 6 and ATM withdrawals limited to 60 euros a day.
Speaking on national television on Sunday evening, Mr Tsipras said the Bank of Greece had recommended a "bank holiday and restriction of bank withdrawals" after the European Central Bank said it would not increase its financial support to Greek lenders, despite early signs of a chaotic bank run.
The euro tumbled to US$1.0952 and 135.38 yen in early Asian trade, from US$1.1160 and 138.26 yen in New York at the end of last week.
The dollar was at 122.96 yen against 123.89 yen in US trade, with investors rushing to safer investments.
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