Kyōsai is a crater on

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. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2012. It is named for the

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

ese artist Kawanabe Kyōsai. Hollows are present on the floor of Kyōsai.

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