The Seireitei is located in the center of the Soul Society. It is a circular shiro with four main entrances, ten days walk apart, each one guarded by a Gate Guardian. The walls of the Seireitei are made of Sekkiseki, a rare type of stone that is known to negate all reiatsu. 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.

Rukongai is the largest portion of the Soul Society, and the most populated. It is divided into 320 districts, 80 in North Rukongai, 80 in South Rukongai, and so on... each district is numbered in descending order on how far they are from the center; this results in the higher numbered districts decaying into slums. This is where souls go after they are first reincarnated into the Soul Society.

The wild, forested areas that surround both the Seireitei and Rukongai. Hollows can be found here sometimes, searching for easy prey. It is also a common place for Shinigami to train.