tˈɑːbaɪɾə bɹˈɑːθəlz, sˈɪmɪlɚ tə hˌaʊ bɹˈɑːθəlz ɪn ˈæmstɚdˌæm hæv wˈɪmɪn ɪnðə wˈɪndoʊz, tˈɛnd tə hæv ɐ jˈʌŋ wˈʊmən nˈiːlɪŋ baɪ ðə dʒˈɛŋkən ˈɛntɹɪwˌeɪ ɔːɹ ɪnðə lˈɪvɪŋ ɹˈuːm wˌɪtʃ ɪz fˈʊli ˈoʊpən tə ðə stɹˈiːt ʌvðə bɹˈɑːθəl tʊ ɐtɹˈækt kˈʌstəmɚz—ɐn ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl pɹˈæktɪs fɔːɹ bɹˈɑːθəlz ɪn dʒəpˈæn.
Tobita brothels, similar to how brothels in Amsterdam have women in the windows, tend to have a young woman kneeling by the genkan (entryway) or in the living room (which is fully open to the street) of the brothel to attract customers—an unusual practice for brothels in Japan.