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Orgyia sp.
Yellow bulbs on their backs. Red eyes and hair that's probably poisonous.
Spotted on Jun 28, 2011
Submitted on Jun 30, 2012
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This reminds me of a Rusty Tussock moth caterpillar. I think you caterpillar is in genus Orgyia. Take a look here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/28152/bgpa...
I'm not sure what species of Orgyia are native to Japan