If you are traveling with kids, do yourself a favor and avoid red-eye flights. At least, that's my experience with my kids. For the last 3 times I traveled to Japan, the JAL flight (to Japan) started from around midnight till 7AM in the morning. I never managed to get enough sleep on the flight. Either it was my kid needing attention, or the flight attendants switching on the lights (at 430AM I think) for breakfast.
On the most recent trip, I made up my mind to take a day flight, but alas tickets were all sold out. Most who take red-eye flights do so to save on the hotel, and gain almost a full day in Japan. Still, if you're washed out from lack of sleep, you'll be needing a day or two to recover from it. It's not my idea of fun feeling tired with no hotel room to go back to (though you should have deposited your luggage there at the very least) with a cranky kid who didn't manage to get much sleep either.
Besides, you'll have to forgo either the in-flight movies, or (attempted) sleep, on such flights. You know the saying - getting there is half the fun - you don't want to miss out on feeling the build up of excitement / anticipation. Because once you're there, you'll be counting down the days to your departure.
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