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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy; translation by Yuji Shimada

Japanese backpacker using scooter to travel 3,000km from Melbourne to Cairns

Uni on his journey from Melbourne to Cairns by scooter.
Uni on his journey from Melbourne to Cairns by scooter. Photograph: @Uni.Kick

You often see lively sights on the back roads of north-east Victoria: tractors, horse floats, the occasional fruit seller.

But rarely will you see a young man scooting along gravel tracks, wearing a traditional Japanese kasa and carrying nothing but a backpack.

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