Locations
Abandoned Hospital - located in Karakura, this abandoned hospital has not been used in many years. This location used to have an earth-bound spirit, which may be the original reason it was abandoned.
(+) Area 78 "Inuzuri" - located in South Rukongai in Soul Society. This is where Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai grew up. It's an area that's high in crime. (!)
(+) Area 79 "Kusajishi" - located in North Rukongai in Soul Society. This is where Yachiru Kusajishi originally lived in Soul Society. It's an area that's high in crime. (!)
(+) Area 80 "Zaraki" - located in North Rukongai in Soul Society. This is where Kenpachi Zaraki originally lived in Soul Society. It's an area that's high in crime. (!)
(+) Basement Assembly Hall - located in Court of Pure Souls in Soul Society. This is where Central Room 46 meets. The Great Hall of Spiritual Books is also located here. (!)
(+) Central Institute for Spiritual Arts - the school to train spirits to become shinigami, kidou practitioners, and members of the Division of Special Operations. This institution has been in existence for 2000 years. (!)
(+) Court of Pure Spirits - the inner area of Soul Society, where all of the shinigami live. It's separated from the rest of Soul Society by the spiritual wall.
Dangai - the place between Soul Society and the real world. It resembles a sludge-filled hall. There is a current here to slow down souls, mostly to prevent hollows from entering Soul Society.
(+) Execution Site - located in the Court of Pure Spirits in Soul Society. It's near the Shrine of Penitence on top of a tall cliff. This is where dual terminus is located. (!)
(+) Great Hall of Spiritual Books - located in the Basement Assembly Hall in the Court of Pure Souls in Soul Society. This is where all of the knowledge and information that Soul Society possesses is recorded. (!)
(+) Hakutou Gate - one of four gates in the spiritual wall in Soul Society. This gate is the west one. (!)
Hell - this is where all bad spirits are sent by shinigami. A soul cutter can only cleanse a spirit of its sins after death. When a hollow that committed a lot of sins in life is cut by a soul cutter, the gates of Hell appear and the hollow descends into hell after getting stabbed by a sword. Once the hollow is inside, the gates will crack and disappear.
(+) Holding Cell - used to detain problematic members of 13 Gotei Divisions, either for their own protection, while awaiting punishment, or to serve out a sentence. (!)
Ichigo's Mind - An odd place where clouds are sideways and people walk on the sides of skyscrapers. It was near collapse when Ichigo was turning into a hollow, but is usually unperturbed, even when Ichigo is wounded badly. It rains when Ichigo is upset, and also serves as home for Zangetsu's human form.
In Between Worlds - where hollows are most of the the time. Soul Society cannot track them while they are here.
Inoue's Apartment - located in Karakura, her building is a two story house. Inoue lives in #202.
Karakura - the suburb of Tokyo, Japan where Bleach takes place. It's north of Yokohama. Karakura High, Karakura Park, Karakura Primary, and Kurosaki Clinic, Tatsuki's place, and the abandoned hospital are all located here. It is divided into the following districts: Gakuen Ohou, Yumisawa, Kita Kawase, Tsubakidai, Mashiba, Karakura Hon Chou, Kinogaya, Komatsu, Sakura Bashi, Kasazaki, and Minami Kawase.
Karakura High - located in the Gakuen Ohou district (northeast area) of Karakura. It's the high school that Ichigo, Inoue, Ishida, Chad, Tatsuki, Keigo, Mizuiro, Chizuru Ogawa, Kaneida, and Rukia attend as well as where Misato Ochi teaches. There was a hollow attack here.
(+) Karakura Hospital - Ryuuken Ishida is the director here. (!)
Karakura Park - a park in Karakura. There was a hollow attack here. Sometimes Ichigo and Rukia train here.
Karakura Primary - the elementary school that Karin, Yuzu, and Midoriko attend in Karakura. There was a hollow attack here.
(+) Kokuryou Gate - one of four gates in the spiritual wall in Soul Society. This gate is the north one. (!)
Kurosaki Clinic - doubles as Ichigo's house and Isshin's doctor's office. There was a hollow attack here.
(+) Kuukaku's House - a house isolated from other West Rukongai residents in Soul Society. It is easily recognizable due to a huge sign that is always posted outside. The most current house has two giant hands holding up the sign. Earlier designs had the sign being held up by a pair of feet, a wrestler holding up a champion belt, and a guy giving a girl a love letter.Its most noticeable feature is a huge chimney-like structure, which is used to launch things into the air. Kuukaku Shiba, Ganjuu Shiba, Koganehiko, and Shiroganehiko live here. (!)
(+) Main Hospital of the 4th Division - the main hospital in the Court of Pure Spirits and where most major shinigami injuries are cared for. It is run by the 4th division and serves as their headquarters. (!)
Masaki's Grave - the grave of Masaki Kurosaki is located in a huge hilly graveyard with many tree-lined paths. In the style of most Japanese graveyards, there is not enough room to bury bodies (due to lack of space in Japan) and the "grave" is nothing more than a simple, thin stone marker bearing the family name. This graveyard is located in Karakura.
(+) Mashiba Junior High - the middle school Ichigo and Yasutora "Chad" Sado attended together. Probably located in the Mashiba district of Karakura. (!)
(+) Meeting Hall - Located in the Court of Pure Souls in Soul Society, this hall is used for meetings of the captains and lieutenants of the 13 divisions. There is a side waiting room in addition to the main meeting hall. It's possible this is the headquarters for the 1st division. (!)
Naruki - a city northwest of Karakura. Keigo Asano lives here.
(+) Onosegawa Bridge - a generally unfrequented bridge in a place called Koshitoriya. Gangs sometimes use the area beneath the bridge for their activities. Yasutora "Chad" Sado was once dragged here, tied to a chair, and beaten up by a gang. (!)
Real World - the physical world where humans live, including all locations in Karakura and Naruki. shinigami divide it up by regions and then assign numbers to locations.
(+) Rukongai - the area of Soul Society where normal spirits live. This is the part all spirits go to when they first arrive in Soul Society. It's further divided into 4 areas (north, south, east, and west) which each area further divided into 80 sections because of its size. The lower number sections are the safest, with 78 and up being the worst of the worst. (!)
(+) Shouryuu Gate - one of four gates in the spiritual wall in Soul Society. This gate is the east one. (!)
(+) Shrine of Penitence - the jail for those condemned to death in Soul Society. It's a huge white tower in the center of the Court of Pure Souls which overlooks the\ execution site so criminals look upon it during their last month of life. (!)
(+) Shuwai Gate - one of four gates in the spiritual wall in Soul Society. This gate is the south one. (!)
Soul Society - the spiritual realm, or heaven. This is where all good spirits are sent by shinigami. Soul Society is split into two different sections: the Court of Pure Spirits and Rukongai. It is made entirely of spiritrons, so anything with a physical body cannot enter intact unless it goes through a special entrance. (!)
Tatsuki's Place - where Tatsuki lives. It's near the Kurosaki Clinic in Karakura.
Urahara's Store - a store in eastern Karakura owned by Kisuke Urahara. It deals in items from Soul Society. It is assumed that Urahara and his employees, Tessai Tsukabishi, Jinta Hanakari, and Ururu Tsumugiya live here. There is a large underground cavern beneath the store which is used for training and other things that need to be concealed.
Vacant Lot - an empty plot of land in the Kinogaya district (southeast area) of Karakura. Karin Kurosaki, Ryouhei Toba, Heita "Pinta" Toujouin, Kei "Donny" Uehara, and Kazuya Usaka play soccer here after school.
(+) Underground Medical Detention Area - the basement of the Main Hospital of the 4th Division in the Court of Pure Spirits in Soul Society. It is used to hold prisoners who need medical attention. (!)
(+) Underground Training Area - located beneath the execution site in the Court of Pure Spirits in Soul Society. It was built by Kisuke Urahara and used as a practice/training area by both him and Yoruichi Shihouin. The room beneath Urahara's Store was based off this. (!)
(+) Ubandou - location of the office of the 13th division in the Court of Pure Spirits in Soul Society. It's a building that is built over either a river or a lake. (!)