The beast with many eyes

A few weeks ago, while we were still in the lazy period (waiting for PC and Internet), my wife and I cycled to a few places of interest here in Machida. On the top of a very steep hill (which you can't possibly cycle up) is a small park where remains of prehistoric dwellings have been found. Two dwellings have been rebuilt and foundations of others were marked on the ground, plus a few signs explained what the site was all about. Interesting but not amazing. What was amazing was this caterpillar we saw crawling about just outside the park!

It was about 6cm long, and the tip of its tail whipped up and down as it crawled about. The markings on the side that look like eyes are incredibly well defined. You can see a video I took of it here.