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"Rotating fakes"

Each disk appears to rotate spontaneously.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (May 1)


"Flatfish"

The inner part appears to move rightward.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (May 1)


"Yaezakura"*

*Yaezakura = kinds of cherry blossoms; yae means eightfold.

Each blossom appears to expand.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (April 29)

Sakura 2


"Gold mine"

The image appears to wave.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (April 29 (August 2))

Wave 3


"Shoals"

The upper shoal appears to move leftward while the lower one rightward.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (April 29)

Anomalous motion illusion 3


"Rotating orochi"*

*orochi = (large) snakes

Disks appear to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (April 28)

Rotating snakes


"Color induced by blue columns"

Parts of white streaks flanked by blue columns appear to be tinted orange or other color. This effect is weak in the central vision. If you wear glasses, try to take them off. Then, illusory yellow may be observed between black columns.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (April 28)


"Hanshin and Hankyu"*

*Both are the names of railway companies in the Western Japan (around Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe)

The uppermost stripe and the third one appear to move rightward while the second and the lowermost leftward.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (April 27)

Anomalous motion illusion 8


"Newton and Goethe"

Color bars appear to move or expand horizontally.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (April 25)

Anomalous motion illusion 8


"Towers"

There appear to be yellowish or orange spots on white streaks. In addition, towers may appear to sway.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (April 25)

Op art 2


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