Hello,
It is our first trip to Japan and we are in the midst of reserving hotels and finalizing our 2 week travel. I´d love some feedback on our itinerary, mainly in regards to which rail passes to buy and for what duration
Day 1 - arrive Tokyo
Day 2 - Tokyo
Day 3 - Travel to Shibu Onsen, stay in Ryokan
Day 4 - Monkey Park and travel back to Tokyo
Day 5 - Day trip to Kamakura
Day 6 - Tokyo to Kyoto
Day 7 - Kyoto
Day 8 - Day trip to Nara
Day 9 - Kyoto
Day 10 - Kyoto to ShinFuji station then bus to festival area Shibazakura Festival near Mt. Fuji
Day 11 - Travel to Tokyo
Day 12 - Tokyo and depart in the evening
Also, any advice on traveling with young children (aged 4 years and 4 months). For example, do we need to have car seats with us? Anything we should keep in mind that might not be obvious coming from the US?