The prototype of Sarayashiki is Banshu-Sarayashiki Jitsuroku (The Fact of The Haunted Plate House in Banshu) which has been handed down to Junisho-jinja Shrine (Himeji City) of Himeji City and is related to Himeji-jo Castle.
姫路市の十二所神社(姫路市)に伝わる、姫路城にまつわる「播州皿屋敷実録」が原型とされる。