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

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.

His plan is to complete an epic scooter trip from Melbourne to Cairns, powered only by the wheels and his legs.

It took Uni just under a week to reach sleepy Violet Town, nestled at the foot of the Strathbogie Ranges, a journey of 185km. Not bad on a scooter without a motor.

Locals he had met on his journeys were now following his trip on social media.

He recalls people offering him food, showers, a bed for the night.

From Chiltern, Uni is planning to trek up through Wagga Wagga and past Canberra to Sydney.

As for the final destination?