Talk:Re: Chapter 157/@comment-4037463-20180123013601/@comment-10733658-20180123020845

I don't know about "copied", considering that the basic concept follows classical mythology about being lost in a place between life and death. It's a pretty universal thing from one culture to another.

In this case, Kaneki is basically imagining himself in Itsukushima Shrine (or something very heavily based on it) with the classical Japanese imagery of the afterlife being associated with passing through the torii gates and across the water.