The Spirit World (Soul Society)

Seireitei (瀞霊廷; lit. court of pure souls) is in the center of Soul Society, a circular shiro with four main entrances. The walls are made of deathstone, a material known to sap all Reiryoku, similar to magnetic lodestones. The deathstone also forms a spherical barrier around the city, preventing anyone from entering anywhere other than the four gates. This stone also prevents the ability to gather Reishi underneath your feet to walk in the air whist within Seireitei. The majority of this once great city was destroyed during the winter war due to Aizens treachery, leaving behind many fallen ruins and broken structures.

Founded by General Yamamoto about 2000 years before the main storyline, Yamamoto was himself a teacher at this academy, and personally instructed Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake. The once great academy has nearly been reduced to smoldering ruin due to Kidou and Cero attacks being launched within and around its walls from the last battle fought here, no longer the safe training institution it used to be.

Rukongai (流魂街; lit. wandering soul city) is the largest portion of Soul Society and the most populated. It is divided into 320 districts (80 in North Rukongai, 80 in West Rukongai, etc.), each numbered in descending order on how far they are from the center; this results in the higher-numerated (and farther) districts decaying into slums. Thus, while District 1 is peaceful and lawful, much like the antiseptic lifestyle of early-Edo Era Kyoto, District 80 is a hardscrabble, violent, crime-infested area that more depicts Heian era Kyoto.