Recap: Duggars in Tokyo

On tonight's episode of 19 Kids and Counting "Duggars Do Asia," the Duggars visit Tokyo, Japan!

• Jessa, the master organizer, and Jinger, her sidekick, have been packing for the family for six years. With 250 changes of clothes, 50 shoes, 170 diapers, and snacks for a month, it takes a box truck to transport the Duggars' luggage to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. For 25 people, they check 29 suitcases and carry on 10.
• The Duggars travel 7,000 miles in less than 48 hours, flying first to Chicago and then catching a flight to Tokyo. 
• One of the first differences the Duggars notice between Japan and America are the many buttons on Japanese toilets.
• After spending the night at a hotel with a breathtaking view, the family removes its shoes for a traditional Japanese breakfast. "Jordyn, she was a very adventurous eater," says Jessa. Michelle especially enjoys the seaweed.
• Near the end of the meal, the servers bring out a green tea cake for Michelle's birthday, which turns out to be delicious.
• Day1: After exchanging 300 U.S. Dollars for 22,000 Japanese Yen, the Duggars spend the equivalent of 33 USD at a Japanese dollar store (called a 100 yen shop) in the Shibuya district.
• Day 2: The girls go on a hunt for kimonos for the little girls. "My older daughters...are pretty street smart," says Jim Bob, who feels comfortable letting his daughters venture into Tokyo alone.
• Meanwhile, Jim Bob and Michelle take care of Michael and the rest of their kids, while Josh and Anna head out on their own. But the young couple's date does not last long. While Josh and Anna are in a caricature shop having their picture drawn, the rest of the family magically shows up.
• Afterwards, everyone piles onto several Rickshaws for a ride. Then, they split up into teams for a competition in purchasing fish for sushi.
• Jim Bob picks mostly girls for his team because he know they are good at shopping, but he ends up losing. As "punishment," he has to eat Josie's sushi creation!
• The Duggars, none of whom have tasted sushi, head to the Tokyo Sushi Academy to learn how to prepare it.
• "I don't know whether she was making it or playing with it," says Jana, Josie's buddy in the kitchen.
• Jim Bob prides himself in keeping his word and eats Josie's sushi. He offers to share, but no one takes him up on it. He doesn't predict that sushi will become a staple food in the Duggar household.