It may be better to plan to go earlier back to Kansai Region
in the afternoon or evening of Thursday, December 26.
You might hope to reserve your seat
through JR-East Train Reservation website
for the Hokuriku Shinkansen
(Tokyo -- Joetsumyoko -- Kanazawa).
https://www.eki-net.com/pc/jreast-shinkansen-reservation/English/wb/co...For your train ride on December 26,
seat reservation via this service should be made
by 11:40 pm of December 23,
and your ticket should be collected
by 9 pm of December 25;
you need to prepare your own valid credit card
(with a magnetic stripe)
of one of the designated brands,
which are currently
VIEW CARD (JR-East brand),
JCB,
VISA,
MasterCard,
American Express,
and Diners Club International.
At the JR Ticket Office in KIX,
you can try to reserve your seats
in Shinkansen trains and other JR Limited Express trains,
including Limited Express Thunderbird
(Kanazawa -- Kyoto -- Shin-Osaka -- Osaka).
Shin-Osaka Station is the only Shinkansen station in Osaka City.
Please note that Shinkansen is not available at Osaka Station.
The Tokaido Shinkansen
(Tokyo -- Nagoya -- Kyoto -- Shin-Osaka),
while it is the quickest way,
is not friendly to Japan Rail Pass travelers.