Hi! My family and I are travelling in a group (4 adults, 1 teenager and 1 4yr old) this December. We will essentially be based in Kyoto but plan to travel to Tokyo using a JR 7day pass. I need advice on itinerary and places to go (also how to maximize the JR pass). I am also worried about traveling during the peak holiday season in Japan...is it okay to be traveling end of December? should we move the 7day travel earlier in order to avoid the holiday crowd in the trains?
Dec
21 arrival in Kansai
22 Kyoto
23 Kyoto
24 Kyoto
25 Kyoto to Tokyo (day 1 of JR pass)
26 Tokyo
27 Tokyo (Disneyland)
28 Tokyo to Nagano (?) somewhere with a snow park, experience skiing and onsen
29 Nagano to Kyoto (stopover somewhere for Mt. Fuji?)
30 Kyoto to Kobe
Jan1 Kyoto fly out of Kansai in the evening
Would appreciate your advice. Thanks in advance.