Karakura Town

is a settlement in the Human World, located in Western Tokyo.

Overview
Karakura Town is the hometown of Ichigo Kurosaki. It is a small city with an average-sized population, most of which is unaware of the ghosts and spiritual forces that exist there.

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. For this reason Sōsuke Aizen sought to destroy it, as necessary to create a copy of the Ōken.

History
Approximately 100 years ago, Kisuke Urahara, Tessai Tsukabishi and the eight Visored fled Soul Society to escape their sentences. They were soon joined by Yoruichi Shihōin. Urahara opened a small shop in the outskirts of town, the Urahara Shop, aided by Tessai 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 Visored 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.

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