Karakura Town
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Karakura Town (空座町 Karakura-chō) is a fictional town in Tokyo in the anime and manga series Bleach. It borders Naruki City (Naruki-shi) on the west.
Notable locations in Karakura include the Urahara Shōten, Karakura High School, the Karakura Hospital (owned by Ryūken Ishida), and the Kurosaki Family Clinic.
All the events of Bleach take place in Karakura, until Ichigo and company travel to Soul Society. During the Soul Society arc, Karakura is briefly seen, as Don Kanonji and the Karakura Superheroes battle hollows. Karakura is again the center of the Bleach storyline when Ichigo returns from Soul Society.
Karakura has been stated as the location in which the royal key (ōkagi) must be used in order to access the dimensional space of the king of Soul Society. This also requires a concentration of 100,000 souls in Karakura.
All notable characters in Bleach who attend the Karakura High School live in the town, except the families of Keigo Asano and Mizuiro Kōjima. Most of them, including Ichigo, Orihime and Chad, live in the south of Karakura.
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[edit] Geography
Karakura is divided into 12 districts:[1]
- Yumisawa (弓沢, lit. bow swamp)
- Kitakawase (北川瀬, lit. north river current)
- Gakuen Town (学園町 Gakuen chō)
- Tsubakidai (椿台)
- Karakura Old City (空座本町 Karakura honchō)
- Mittsumiya (三ツ宮, lit. shrine of the three)
- Mashiba (馬芝, lit. turf of the horse)
- Kinogaya (貴ノ茅)
- Kasazaki (笠咲)
- Minamikawase (南川瀬, lit. south river current)
- Sakurabashi (桜橋, lit. bridge of the cherry blossoms)
- Komatsu (黄松, lit. yellow bell)
Two rivers flow in Karakura: Karasu (空須), which flows within Karakura, and Onose (小野瀬), which separates western Karakura from the rest of Tokyo.
There are three notable parks in Karakura: Tsubakidai park in the Sakurabashi district, the park in Mashiba district, and the Yumisawa playground in Yumisawa.
[edit] Locations
[edit] Karakura High
Karakura High is the high school where much of the beginning events in Bleach take place. All of the original protagonists of the series study at Karakura High.
[edit] Karakura Hospital
The Karakura Hospital is owned by Ryūken Ishida. In the anime, it is the battle ground between the protagonists of the series and the Bounts Hō and Ban.
[edit] Kurosaki Family Clinic
The Kurosaki Family Clinic is a clinic run by Isshin Kurosaki. It is also the home of the Kurosaki family. Sora Inoue, Orihime Inoue's brother, died of his injuries in this clinic. Yasutora Sado was also a patient, after being attacked by a hollow.
[edit] Mashiba Junior High
Mashiba Junior High (Mashibachū) is the junior high school where Yasutora Sado came from. It is located in the Mashiba district.
[edit] Urahara Shop
The Urahara Shop (Urahara shōten) is the candy store belonging to Kisuke Urahara. It also sells shinigami wares and serves as a paramilitary base for the protagonists of the series (especially the open underground area constructed by Urahara).
[edit] References
- ^ Bleach Official Character Book SOULs; page 30.
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| Races: Shinigami | Quincy | Hollow | Vizard | Bount |
| Characters: Characters | Hollows | Bounts |
| Places: Soul Society | Urahara Shōten | Hueco Mundo | Karakura Town |
| Combat: Zanpakutō | Demon arts |
| Media: Media and materials | Manga chapters | Anime episodes | Movie | Video games | Musical |
