Slope illusion 6

Outdoor tilt illusion where an ascending slope appears to descend or a descending slope appear to ascend

e.g. Magnetic Hill in Canada; Wikipedia

since November 22, 2012


A survey of the "Slope-ascending water" located in Miyama-town, Nantan-city, Kyoto-prefecture, Japan

November 18, 2012, reported by Akiyoshi Kitaoka and my wife, supported by a JSPS kaken-hi grant and R-GIRO

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2012 (November 20) photo November 18, 2012

The river flows from the left to the right, but the right side appears to be higher than the left.


The river flows from the left to the right, but the right side appears to be higher than the left.


The river flows from the left to the right, but the right side appears to be higher than the left.


The river flows from the left to the right, but the right side appears to be higher than the left.


The river flows from the lower to the upper, but the upper side appears to be higher than the lower.


The river is wide around here, which might be the cause of this illusion.




The river flows from the left to the upper, but the upper side is physically lower than the left.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2012 (November 27) photo November 18, 2012



Seiichi's slope illusion pages


Slope illusion 5 (Ghost slope in Okagaki, Onga-county, Fukuoka, Japan)

Slope illusion 4 (Slope-ascending water in Tanushimaru, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan)

Slope illusion 3 (moving-back slope in Hashikami, Aomori, Japan)

Slope illusion 2 (Mysterious slope in Towa, Iwate, Japan)

Slope illusion 1 (Mystery zone in Yashima, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan, etc.)


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