Seireitei
Kanji	瀞霊廷
English	Court of Pure Souls
Location Statistics
Type	Capital City
Located In	Soul Society
Controlled By	Central 46
First Appearance
Manga	Chapter 72
Anime	Episode 21

Seireitei (瀞霊廷, Court of Pure Souls) is in the center of Soul Society.

Overview

Seireitei is a circular shiro with four main entrances, ten days walk apart,^[1], each guarded by a Gatekeeper. These gates are collectively called the Four Great Seireimon (四大瀞霊門, Shidai Seireimon; Seirei Gates): these gates are made up of the Black Ridge Gate (黒隆門, Kokuryōmon) (in the North), the Blue Stream Gate (青流門, Shōryūmon) (in the East), the Red Hollow Gate (朱洼門, Shuwaimon) (in the South) and the White Way Gate (白道門, Hakutōmon) (in the West)^[2][3]. The gates are so heavy that it takes the full might of Jidanbō Ikkanzaka to lift one, while during the Bount-led attack on Seireitei, siege machines were needed to open the gates. There are, however, doors within the gates, as seen when Momo Hinamori first entered the Shin'ō Academy^[4].

The walls of Seireitei are made of Sekkiseki (殺気石, spirit reducing stone), a rare type of stone known to negate all Reiryoku, similar to magnetic lodestones. The stone also forms a spherical barrier around the city, extending above and below, stopping anything spiritual from breaching it from ground level, from the sky or from underground.

The wall that surrounds the Seireitei is commonly held up, only closing down when there is an emergency. When it is not down protecting the Seireitei, the wall protects the Palace of the Soul King, located in an inner dimension.^[5]

Information about the Seireitei is confidential. What is known is that in the center of the Seireitei is a white tower known as the Senzaikyū, where criminals are imprisoned (similar to death row); on the hill adjacent to it is the Sōkyoku, where prisoners are executed. Those permitted to live in the tranquility of the Seireitei are Shinigami and the few families of the nobility. Shinigami live in the Division barracks, while high-ranking officers commute from their own homes.^[6]

The majority of the residents of Seireitei, nobility and Shinigami alike, do not interact with the citizens of Rukongai. However, residents of Rukongai, like Renji and Rukia, are allowed to apply for the Shin'ō Academy, which is often the only escape from the poorest conditions of Rukongai.

Seireitei Locations

Illustrated Guide to Seireitei
Senzaikyū (懺罪宮, lit. "Palace of Remorseful Sin")		Sōkyoku Hill
At the center of Seireitei is the large white tower of the Senzaikyū, which is linked to the Sōkyoku Hill where executions take place using the Sōkyoku (双殛, lit. "Twinned Punishment")
Central 46 Compound	Underground Assembly Hall	Seijōtōkyorin	Daireishokairō
The Central 46 Compound is a highly restricted underground complex and contains the Assembly Hall of the government of Soul Society and the Seijōtōkyorin, residential district for the Central 46, as well as the Daireishokairō, the repository of all the knowledge and history of the Soul Society
Shin'ō Academy	Zanjutsu Training Hall	Shin'ō Academy Classroom	Kidō Training Field
The Shin'ō Academy is the primary education center for prospective Shinigami. It specializes in teaching the four branches of Shinigami combat: Hohō, Kidō, Hakuda and Zanjutsu.
1st Division Headquarters & Barracks	Captain-Commander's Yamamoto's Office	Captains' Assembly Hall	Lieutenants' Assembly Room
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain-Commander, as well as the Assembly Hall where he addresses the captain's of the Gotei 13.[7] It is also the location for the Lieutenants assembly.[8]
2nd Division Headquarters & Barracks	2nd Division Courtyard	Shihōin Crest Room	Nest of Maggots
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 2nd Division/Commander-in-Chief of the Special Forces. Also found within the 2nd Division grounds is the Nest of Maggots, a heavily guarded and secluded from the rest of the division buildings.
3rd Division Headquarters & Barracks
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 3rd Division
4th Division Headquarters & Barracks: Sōgō Kyūgo Tsumesho (綜合救護詰所, Coordinated Relief Station)
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 4th Division and also the primary medical facility of the Gotei 13 and all of Soul Society
5th Division Headquarters & Barracks
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 5th Division
6th Division Headquarters & Barracks			Byakuya's Office
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 6th Division
7th Division Headquarters & Barracks
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 7th Division
8th Division Headquarters & Barracks		Kyōraku's Office/Room
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 8th Division
9th Division Headquarters & Barracks		Editing Department of the Seireitei Communication magazine
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 9th Division. The 9th Division also controls the editing department of the Seireitei Communication magazine
10th Division Headquarters & Barracks		Hitsugaya's Office
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 10th Division.
11th Division Headquarters & Barracks
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 11th Division
12th Division Headquarters & Barracks		Shinigami Research and Development Institute
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 12th Division, also controlled by the 12th Division is the Shinigami Research and Development Institute, which is the primary research and development facility of the Gotei 13 and all of Soul Society. The Charismatic Dr. Mayuri Kurotsuchi's Magical Clinic ((カリスマDr.[ドクター]涅マユリの マジカル☆クリニック, Karisuma Dr.[Dokutā] Kurotsuchi Mayuri no Majikaru Kurinikku) is also run by the 12th Division.
13th Division Headquarters & Barracks		Ugendō (雨乾堂, Rain Dried Hall) Quarters
Location of the office & living quarters of the Captain of the 13th Division. Ugendō Quarters is set aside for use by Jūshirō Ukitake, the captain of the 13th Division. He is known to rest there to recover from his frequent bouts of illness.[9] The pond around the Ugendō Quarters is filled with Koi stolen from the Kuchiki Family Manor by Yachiru Kusajishi.[10]
Kuchiki Family Manor Compound		Shihōin Family Manor Compound	Kasumiōji Family Manor Compound
Ancestral seat and home of the Kuchiki family. It holds the single most complete and extensive archives detailing the history of Soul Society.		Ancestral seat and home of the Shihōin family.	Ancestral seat and home of the Kasumiōji family
Gin Tonbo	(The) Purgatory Company (煉獄商会, Rengoku Shoukai)	Shinigami's Health Land (死神健康ランド, Shinigami Kenkō Rando)	Tomorrow's Tiger Pharmacy (明日虎薬局, Ashita Tora Yakkyoku)
A store specializing in eye-wear that is very popular among the Shinigami of the Gotei 13.[11]	A mail-order business located minutes from Black Ridge Gate.[12]	A Spa to which Rangiku once took Hitsugaya.[13]	A pharmacy where Rangiku buys her make-up.[14]

Gatekeepers

The Four Great Seireimon (四大瀞霊門, Shidai Seireimon; Seirei Gates) are protected by the Four Great Seireimon Gatekeepers (四大瀞霊門門番, Shidai Seireimon Monban). They are all giants who have the strength to lift the gates made of Sekkiseki.

References

1. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 76, page 15
2. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 177, page 11
3. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 72, page 5
4. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter -17, page 3
5. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 516, page 12
6. ↑ Bleach Official Bootleg KaraBuri+, page 143
7. ↑ Bleach Anime; Episode 168
8. ↑ Bleach Anime; Episode 227
9. ↑ Bleach Official Bootleg, page 119
10. ↑ Bleach Anime, Episodes 197-198
11. ↑ Bleach Official Bootleg, page 95
12. ↑ Bleach Official Bootleg, page 146
13. ↑ Bleach Anime, Episodes 73-74
14. ↑ Bleach Anime, Episode 81

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