Karakura Town is a small city, home to many spiritually aware humans and other powerful beings residing there. This town has a number of Shinigami living her and as a result can be at times highly protected from Hollow attacks. Karakura Town is at times referred to as district 3600 by Shinigami and unknowingly to most it is home to the powerful Jūreichi (重霊地, Important Spirit Ground) - the point in the Human World which possess the greatest concentration of spiritually aware beings.