Karakura Town



is a fictional Western Tokyo city in the Human World, where the story of Bleach begins. It is also the home town of the main character, Ichigo Kurosaki. It seems to be a small city with an average population that resembles the real world. Humans that live in Karakura Town are unaware of the ghosts and spiritual forces that live there.

Sōsuke Aizen seeks to destroy Karakura Town to make a copy of the Ōken. Karakura Town is referred to as District 3600 by the Shinigami and is situated on the current - the point in the Human World that possesses the greatest concentration of spiritual beings.

Geography of Karakura Town
Below are some of the important places within Karakura Town and their locations.

History
Approximately 100 years ago Kisuke Urahara, Tessai Tsukabishi and the eight Vizard fled Soul Society to escape their sentence. They were soon joined by Yoruichi Shihōin. Urahara opened up a small shop in the outskirts of town, the Urahara Shop, where he is aided by Tsukabishi. While it is no more than an average store on the outside, it is a shop that caters to Shinigami needs. Underneath the shop Urahara built a vast training area to be used by himself, his employees and some of his clients. The Vizard made their home in an old run down warehouse. They too constructed a training ground where they trained to take charge of their inner Hollows and later to prolong the period of their Hollowfication.