# Kōkichi Sugihara

> Kōkichi Sugihara is a Japanese mathematician and artist known for his three-dimensional optical illusions that appear to make marbles roll uphill, pull objects to the highest point of a building's roof, and make circular pipes look rectangular. His illusions, which often involve videos of three-dimensional objects shown from carefully chosen perspectives, won first place at the Best Illusion of the Year Contest in 2010, 2013, 2018,and 2020
and second place in 2015 and 2016.

*Japanese mathematician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kokichi-sugihara

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1948
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Kōkichi Sugihara is a Japanese mathematician and artist known for his three-dimensional optical illusions that appear to make marbles roll uphill, pull objects to the highest point of a building's roof, and make circular pipes look rectangular. His illusions, which often involve videos of three-dimensional objects shown from carefully chosen perspectives, won first place at the Best Illusion of the Year Contest in 2010, 2013, 2018,and 2020
and second place in 2015 and 2016.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.8

## Sources
- [Kokichi Sugihara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokichi_Sugihara)
- [杉原厚吉](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%89%E5%8E%9F%E5%8E%9A%E5%90%89)
- [杉原厚吉](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%89%E5%8E%9F%E5%8E%9A%E5%90%89)
- [Kōkichi Sugihara](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dkichi_Sugihara)
- [കൊക്കിച്ചി സുഗീഹറ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%B1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11521752)

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