Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-3173617-20151021184145/@comment-25047329-20151022065631

The flowers we saw in Ihei's flashback are called Shiran flowers and they mean:


 * Do not forget me


 * I will not forget you


 * Let us not forget each other


 * Unwavering love


 * A love that fades

The Shiran is sort of Arima's motif. It's the flower we see when Kaneki encounters Arima for te first time, when Ihei has her flashback, is featured on a cover for YJ magazine with Arima, and was also featured on a chapter cover with Arima.

It's a flower that symbolizes love and longing. It's interesting that this specific flower is associated with Arima and it is often present when death is afoot, specifically when involving someone connected to him.

Anyway, I'm almost 100% positive that is Arima is also from the garden, but since Ihei was having a "dying dream" I'm not sure how reliable that flashback is. We have next to zero information on the place right now, so it's hard to make any assumptions about it other than it looks to be a facility for special children. Whether or nor Sasaki has been there, will ever need to go there, or why is anyone's guess.