9 Best Japanese Restaurants near Leesburg

“Been to Kawachi 3 times now. Every time has been amazing!! Creative and delicious specials. Great happy hour! Friendly staff. This place is a keeper!!“

“Had my birthday dinner here, and we cannot wait to come back!! Food was phenomenal, the service was top tier, and our chef had us cracking up. Highly recommend!!!“

“This is my absolute favorite sushi place. The service is always wonderful and the food is phenomenal. I couldn’t recommend it enough!“

“The teriyaki chicken was burnt and tasted awful, but the rest of it was not bad. Although there was several bins out or low.on food. The service was not bad just could have been warmer. One when asked, what drinks, only said Pepsi products. Didn’t say tea, lemonade etc, the others said nothing and picked up the plates like we were not sitting right there. Atmosphere was clean and comfortable.“

“Kumo is our favorite place. The staff is friendly and provides excellent service. The food is fresh and cooked to perfection. Highly recommend this restaurant!“

“The BEST Japanese restaurant around!!!!! we go at least twice a month“

“REVIEW VKI JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Today, 31 December 2025, my wife and I decided to have lunch at the Sakura Japanese restaurant in Colony Plaza, The Villages, Florida. We arrived at 1400 and there was a large number of people eating lunch, but seating remained available and our waiter soon appeared. We ordered a CocaCola and Green Tea while we perused the menu. My wife decided on the Tempura Bento box with pork katsu, while I chose the lunch combination of sushi and sashimi with salad and soup. We were both delighted! I found the sushi/sashimi combination to be delicious; more than I could comfortably eat after the salad with carrot-ginger dressing and clear soup. I took a taste of her pork katsu and found it surprisingly moist (much more moist and appealing than other Sakura restaurants here in The Villages). I was pleased that my tea was refilled on request.

(One interesting aside: My sashimi plate was decorated by a variety of fresh spice leaves and a mysterious nest of what appeared to be shredded daikon radish with a green glow emanating from within. The green glow turned out to be a small battery powered green LED for ambiance!) All in all, an appealing performance by this Sakura at Colony Plaza; we shall return“

“Food is amazing. Staff is great! Mai Tais the best around. Def our go to place“

“Amazing food and great people. we loved everything and there was so much food!“