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Karakura Town
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Karakura Town (空座町 Karakura-chÅ?) is a fictional district of Tokyo in the manga and anime series Bleach. It borders Naruki City (Naruki-shi) on the west. 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. All notable characters in Bleach who attend the Karakura High School live in the town, except the families of Keigo Asano and Mizuiro Kojima. Most of them, including Ichigo Kurosaki, Orihime Inoue and Yasutora Sado, live in the south of Karakura. Karakura has been stated as the current location in which the must be created in order to access the dimensional space of the king of Soul Society. It has been stated by JÅ«shirÅ? Ukitake that Karakura Town has a radius of two and a half spirit miles. This also requires a concentration of 100,000 souls in Karakura. Upon its creation, the key will vaporize most of Karakura Town. Geography Karakura is divided into 12 districts: *Yumisawa (弓沢, lit. bow swamp) *Kitakawase (北å·?瀬, lit. north river current) *Gakuen Town (å¦åœ’町 Gakuen chÅ?) *Tsubakidai (椿å?°) *Karakura Old City (空座本町 Karakura honchÅ?) *Mittsumiya (三ツ宮, lit. shrine of the three) *Mashiba (馬èŠ?, lit. turf of the horse) *Kinogaya (貴ノ茅) *Kasazaki (ç¬ å’²) *Minamikawase (å?—å·?瀬, lit. south river current) *Sakurabashi (桜橋, lit. bridge of the cherry blossoms) *Komatsu (黄æ?¾, lit. yellow bell) Two rivers flow in Karakura: Karasu (ç©ºé ˆ), which flows within Karakura, and Onose (å°?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 Yumisawa Playground in Yumisawa. Locations Notable locations in Karakura include the Urahara Shop, Karakura High School, the Karakura Hospital (run by RyÅ«ken Ishida), and the Kurosaki Family Clinic. Karakura High School Karakura High School 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. During the Arrancar arc, Renji Abarai, TÅ?shirÅ? Hitsugaya, Rangiku Matsumoto, Ikkaku Madarame & Yumichika Ayasegawa attend the school as well, posing as students. Karakura Hospital The Karakura Hospital is owned by RyÅ«ken Ishida. In the anime, it is the battle ground between the protagonists of the series and the Bounts . Underground, there is a special training area which RyÅ«ken built to help his son UryÅ« regain his Quincy powers. Kurosaki Family Clinic The Kurosaki Family Clinic is a clinic run by Isshin Kurosaki with some assistance from his daughters, Yuzu and Karin. It is also the home of the Kurosaki family. Sora Inoue, Orihime's brother, died of his injuries in this clinic. Yasutora Sado was also a patient, after being attacked by a hollow. Mashiba Junior High School Mashiba Junior High School (Mashiba ChÅ«gakkÅ?) is the junior high school where Ichigo Kurosaki and Yasutora Sado came from. It is located in the Mashiba district. Urahara Shop The Urahara Shop (Urahara shÅ?ten) 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 - some of them trained in it, while others were taken in for healing. It has a massive subterranean "study room" modeled after a similar location in Soul Society where Urahara and Yoruichi used to train. According to Kubo, the Urahara Shop sells a very rare candy, "Space Candy." He says, "From the name, it sounds like it'll have some strange taste, but inside is only a coca cola tasting candy." 
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