The more I read the more concerned I'm getting.
My wife and I will be in Japan for a month - Tokyo, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Hakone & Nikko. March 15th to April 14th (cherry blossom time). We are planning on using JR Rail passes.
We travel light (for 30 days) - we each have 22" roller bags with removable back packs, which we always carry-on and store in airplane overhead compartments. However I'm reading there is very limited space on the Shinkansen bullet trains.
Considering purchasing Green car passes if only to have a bit more luggage room.
Are there overhead storage compartments on the trains?
Would you recommend Green car passes due to the expected number of additional train riders?
I've also read that some trains require an additional "Super Limited Express ticket" plus the JR pass? How do we know which trains will require this?