ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, ðə ɹˈɛdlˈaɪt dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv ʃˈɪntʃaɪ ˈɑːɾoʊb ɪnðə nˈæmbə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv ɑːsˈɑːkə, kəntˈeɪnɪŋ tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pɹˈɑːstɪtˌuːts ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd bɹˈɑːθəlz, bˈɜːnt dˈaʊn.
On 16 January 1912, the red-light district of Shinchi Otobe in the Namba district of Osaka, containing 2,000 prostitutes and 100 brothels, burnt down.