Shizaru District

The Shizaru District (静猿町, Kabukichō; literally "Avant-Garde Town") is one of Soul Society's Rukon Districts. It is District 68, located in East Rukongai.

Overview
Unlike many other districts, this is an entirely underdeveloped location. At its center stands a truly massive mountain that reaches high up into the clouds of Soul Society and further beyond. This mountain is an anomaly in and of itself, for several strange conditions exist throughout the space around it. Weather itself becomes chaotic and unpredictable the higher one climbs up the mountain as the temperature drops to ridiculously low degrees once one manages to pass through the clouds. It is for this reason that it is not permitted for any soul to climb the mountain nor to be close to the base without clearance from the or. Surrounding the base of the mountain is a spread out forest that is home to various animals and the like, though it is safe enough that villagers from other districts can pass through the forest path unharmed; allowing them to utilize these paths as trade routes. It is used to circumvent the mountain that stands dead center in the district.

While the mountain is considered rather dangerous, it is actually a popular site for Captains to engage in training. In particular, Seireitou Kawahiru received clearance to use the mountain as a training site for his own disciples; which has been done many times as he brought Minato Kuramoto and Hinata Kusuhana there for survival training.