Slope illusion 7

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 December 17, 2012


A survey of the "Kiyama-Danjo-Munen-zaka" and "Okyo-zaka" located in Reihoku-town, Amakusa-county, Kumamoto-prefecture, Japan

December 15, 2012, reported by Akiyoshi Kitaoka and Seiichi Tsuinashi, supported by a JSPS kaken-hi grant and R-GIRO

The upper half of the "Kiyama-Danjo-Munen-zaka"

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2012 (December 17) photo December 15, 2012

The nearer slope is a steep descent and the farther one is a loose descent (0.4 deg), but the latter appears to be an ascent.


The upper half of the "Kiyama-Danjo-Munen-zaka"

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2012 (December 17) photo December 15, 2012

The nearer slope is a loose ascent (0.4 deg) and the farther one is a steep ascent, but the former appears to be a descent.


The lower half of the "Kiyama-Danjo-Munen-zaka"

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2012 (December 17) photo December 15, 2012

The slope is a loose descent (0.4 deg), but it appears to be an ascent.


The lower half of the "Kiyama-Danjo-Munen-zaka"

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2012 (December 17) photo December 15, 2012

The nearer slope is a steep ascent and the farther one is a loose ascent (0.4 deg), but the latter appears to be a descent.


"Kiyama-Danjo-Munen-zaka"



"Okyo-zaka"

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2012 (December 17) photo December 15, 2012

The nearer slope is a loose ascent (0.2 deg) and the farther one is a steep ascent, but the former appears to be a descent.


"Okyo-zaka"

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2012 (December 17) photo December 15, 2012

The nearer slope is a steep descent and the farther one is a loose descent (0.2 deg), but the latter appears to be an ascent.



Seiichi's slope illusion pages


Slope illusion 6 (Slope-ascending river in Miyama, Nantan, Kyoto, Japan)

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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