Sangaku Journal of Mathematics
Published by the Association for the Development of Education, Sofia, Bulgaria
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ISSN 2534-9562

Editors-in Chief:
Hiroshi Okumura, Professor, Ph.D.
Takahanadai Maebashi Gunma, Japan
e-mail: hokmr@yandex.com
Sava Grozdev, Professor, DSc,
Association for the Development of Education, Sofia, Bulgaria
e-mail: sava.grozdev@gmail.com


Volume 9 (2025)

Hiroshi Okumura, The arbelos in Wasan geometry, Nishimura's problem, pp. 1-4.
Hiroshi Okumura, The arbelos in Wasan geometry, Shinohara's problem, pp. 5-8.


Volume 8 (2024)

J. Marshall Unger, Notes on the six-segment theorem, pp. 1-8.
Kousik Sett, An Additional Property of Problem 3 and a Solution to Problem 4 of Problems 2023-1, pp. 9-14.
Kousik Sett, Two Beautiful Sangaku Theorems, pp. 15-20.
J. Marshall Unger, A Summary of Sanpo tai kajo no daishu by Aida Yasuaki, pp. 21-32.


Volume 7 (2023)

Hiroshi Okumura, A rare sangaku problem involving three congruent circles, pp. 1-8.
Hiroshi Okumura, Problems 2023-1, pp. 9-12.
Paris Pamfilos, Note on a sangaku like construction of X(55), pp. 13-15.
Vishwesh Ravi Shrimali, Solution for Problems 2 and 3 of Problems 2023-1, pp. 16-19.
Kousik Sett, Solution for Problems 2 and 3 of Problems 2023-1 by Vishwesh Ravi Shrimali (ERRATA), p. 20.
Ercole Suppa and Marian Cucoanes, Solution of Problems 2023-1-6, pp. 21-28.
Hiroshi Okumura and Kousik Sett, The arbelos in Wasan geometry: the Aida arbelos and Problem 2023-1-5, pp. 29-31.
Hiroshi Okumura, A configuration arising from Problem 2023-1-1, pp. 32-34.
Kai-Uwe Ekrutt and Floor van Lamoen, Further notes on Tamura’s problem in the general arbelos, pp. 35-41.
Paris Pamfilos, On a sangaku like configuration involving a triangle and three congruent circles, pp. 42-53.
Ercole Suppa and Stanley Rabinowitz, A triad of circles associated with a triangle, pp. 54-70.
Stanley Rabinowitz and Ercole Suppa, Properties of Ajima circles, pp. 71-145.
Hiroshi Okumura and Dao Thanh Oai, Twin circles of a generalized arbelos with division by zero 1/0=0, pp. 146-150.
Kousik Sett, Relationships between radii in a six-circle configuration, pp. 151-161.


Volume 6 (2022)

Hiroshi Okumura, A note on a generalization of a five circle problem, pp. 1-2.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on a generalization of a five circle problem: Part 2, pp. 3-5.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on a generalization of a five circle problem: Part 3, pp. 6-8.
Li Ting Hon Stanford, A configuration involving a square and two equilateral triangles, pp. 9-12.
Hiroshi Okumura, Some generalizations of five circle problems, pp. 13-18.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on circles touching two circles in a Pappus chain, pp. 19-22.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on circles touching two circles in a Pappus chain: Part 2, pp. 23-25.
Kousik Sett, A note on a chain of contact circles inside a circular segment, pp. 26-30.
Kousik Sett, An alternative proof of the Japanese theorem, pp. 31-33.
Li Ting Hon Stanford, A simple method to explore the relationships between six areas, pp. 34-36.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on circles touching two circles in a Pappus chain: Part 3, pp. 37-40.
J. Marshall Unger, A response to an open question of Rabinowitz, pp. 41-44.


Volume 5 (2021)

Hiroshi Okumura, The arbelos in Wasan geometry, the inscribed semicircle in the arbelos, pp. 1-8.
Li Ting Hon Stanford, Ellipses inscribed in trapezoids and solutions to 2020-1 Problems 1 and 2, pp. 9-13.
Hiroshi Okumura, The arbelos in Wasan geometry: Totsuka's problem (Problem 2017-3-6), pp. 14-18.
Kousik Sett, A constant associated with Ikeda's theorem, pp. 19-23.
Hiroshi Okumura, The arbelos in Wasan geometry: Saitoh's problem, pp. 24-31.
Hiroshi Okumura, The arbelos in Wasan geometry: Atsumi's problem with division by zero calculus, pp. 32-38.
Hiroshi Okumura, The arbelos in Wasan geometry: a problem in Sangaku Shōsen, pp. 39-42.
J. Marshall Unger, How Wasanka did integration: The case of the Japanese wedge, pp. 43-55.


Volume 4 (2020)

Hiroshi Okumura, A four circle problem and division by zero, pp. 1-8.
Stanley Rabinowitz, Relationships between circles inscribed in triangles and related curvilinear triangles, pp. 9-27.
Hiroshi Okumura and Ercole Suppa, A remark on an Archimedean square of a triangle associated with an arbelos, pp. 28-30.
Hiroshi Okumura, Ootoba's Archimedean circles of the collinear arbelos, pp. 31-35.
Problems 2020-1, pp. 36-40.
Géry Huvent, Solution to Problem 2019-4, pp. 41-44.
Hiroshi Okumura, A generalization of Problem 2019-4 and division by zero, pp. 45-52.
Géry Huvent, Solution to Problem 2020-1 Problem 9, pp. 53-60.
Hiroshi Okumura, Non-Archimedean congruent circles in Tenzan Tebikigusa Furoku, pp. 61-68.
Abdilkadir Altintas, Problem 2020-2, p. 69.
Kousik Sett, Solution to Problem 2020-2, pp. 70-72.
Hiroshi Okumura, Solution to Problem 2017-1-6 with division by zero, pp. 73-76.
Stanley Rabinowitz, Relationships between six areas, pp. 77-83.
Supplementary Material. sixAreas.nb
Li Ting Hon Stanford, A note on a sangaku problem involving the Steiner ellipse, pp. 84-85.
Emmanuel Antonio Jose Garcia, Three Archimedean circles arising from equilateral triangles, pp. 86-87.


Volume 3 (2019)

Le Viet An and Emmanuel Antonio Jose Garcia, A pair of Archimedean incircles, pp. 1-2.
Paul Yiu and Xiao-Dong Zhang, Diagram 29 in the appendix of Yojutsu Shindai, pp. 3-11.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on the arbelos in Wasan geometry, a problem in Sampo Tenzan Tebikigusa Furoku, pp. 12-14.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on the arbelos in Wasan geometry, Satoh’s problem, pp. 15-16.
Problems 2019-1, pp. 17-18.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on the arbelos in Wasan geometry, Matsuda’s problem, pp. 19-23.
Hiroshi Okumura, Problems 2019-2, pp. 24-25.
Problems 2019-3, pp. 26-28.
Kyouichi Gowa and Chieko Miyota, A sangaku problem involving four circles in a rectangle, pp. 29-31.
Waldemar Pompe, On a sangaku problem involving the incircles in a square tiling: Solutions to Problems 2019-2, pp. 32-35.
Tsutomu Matsuura, Hiroshi Okumura, and Saburou Saitoh, Division by zero calculus and Pompe's theorem, pp. 36-40.
Hiroshi Okumura, Arbeloi determined by a chord and solutions to Problems 2017-3-8 and 2019-3-4, pp. 41-50.
Stanley Rabinowitz, Relationships between six incircles, pp. 51-66.
Supplementary Material. Sixincircles.zip
Hiroshi Okumura, A characterization of the golden arbelos involving an Archimedean circle, pp. 67-71.
Problems 2019-4, pp. 72-72.
Stanley Rabinowitz, Relationships between six excircles, pp. 73-90.
Supplementary Material. Sixexcircles.zip
Hiroshi Okumura, The arbelos in Wasan geometry: Ootoba's problem and Archimedean circles, pp. 91-97.
Stanley Rabinowitz, Relationships between six circumcircles, pp. 98-105.
Stanley Rabinowitz, More relationships between six circles, pp. 106-118.
Hiroshi Okumura, Remarks on Archimedean circles of Nagata and Ootoba, pp. 119-122.
Hiroshi Okumura, Remarks on a problem involving four circles in a parallelogram, pp. 123-125.


Volume 2 (2018)

Giovanni Lucca, A note on a Pappus sangaku problem and a Family of Integer Sequences, pp. 1-2.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on a problem involving a square in a curvilinear triangle, pp. 3-5.
Problems 2018-1, p. 6.
Abdilkadir Altintas, Problems 2018-2, p. 7.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on an isosceles triangle containing a square and three congruent circles, pp. 8-10.
Abdilkadir Altintas and Hiroshi Okumura, A note on Pappus chain and a collinear theorem, pp. 11-12.
Viera Čerňanová, Solution to 2018-1 Problem 2, pp. 13-14.
Viera Čerňanová, Solution to 2018-1 Problem 1, pp. 15-16.
Hiroshi Okumura, Solution to 2017-3 Problem 5, pp. 17-21.
Jana Fialová, Solution to 2018-2 Problem 1, pp. 22-23.
Hiroshi Okumura, Solution to the problem proposed in "Solution to 2017-3 Problem 5", pp. 24-26.
Hiroshi Okumura, Solution to 2017-1 Problem 4 with division by zero, pp. 27-30.
Giovanni Lucca, Integer sequences and circle chains inside a tangential quadrilateral, pp. 31-40.
Problems 2018-3, pp. 41-42.
Hiroshi Kinoshita, An unsolved problem in the Yamaguchi's travell diary, pp. 43-53.
The paper is reprinted from "Shotoh Sugaku", Volume 70 (2012) pp. 32-36 with permission from the publisher along with a supplementary Appendix.
Hiroshi Okumura, Solution to Problem 2018-3-2, pp. 54-56.
Hiroshi Okumura and Saburou Saitoh, Wasan Geometry and Division by Zero Calculus, pp. 57-73.
Li Ting Hon Stanford, Solution to 2017-3 Problem 3, pp. 74-75.
Jana Fialová, Inscribed rectangles in a kite and a solution to 2017-1 Problem 5, pp. 76-82.


Volume 1 (2017)

Hiroshi Okumura, Japanese mathematics, pp. 1-6.
The paper is reprinted from "Symmetry: Culture and Science",Volume 12 (1-2) pp. 79-86 (2001) with permission from the publisher.
Problems 2017-1, pp. 7-10.
Problems 2017-2, pp. 11-12.
Francisco Javier García Capitán, Solution to 2017-1 Problem 1, pp. 13-15.
Yasuo Kanai and Hiroshi Okumura, A three tangent congruent circle problem, pp. 16-20.
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Problems 2017-3, pp. 21-23.
Hiroshi Okumura, Configurations of congruent circles on a line, pp. 24-34.
Hiroshi Okumura, Theorems on two congruent circles on a line, pp. 35-38.
Hiroshi Okumura, A note on the problems involving congruent circles in Tenzan Kaitei, pp. 39-41.
Hiroshi Okumura, Haga's theorems in paper folding and related theorems in Wasan geometry Part 1, pp. 42-56.