Palm Tree Goes Viral As People Root For Its Survival During Typhoon
Thousands tuned into a livestream to watch the tree endure Typhoon Shanshan.
By Tamara Jayne — 30 Aug 2024, 10:23 AM
A palm tree next to a resort hotel in Japan has accidentally gone viral for surviving multiple typhoons over the years, with the most recent being Typhoon Shanshan
Affectionately nicknamed 'Yasshi', the resilient palm tree captured the attention of over 12,000 viewers on a weather livestream as it was battered by the typhoon on Wednesday, 28 August.
Many netizens rallied behind Yasshi, rooting for its survival.
One X user, @mrjeffu, posted, "Hang in there, Yasshi! You can survive this!" as the tree swayed violently in the storm.Yasshi even trended at #3 on X, with over 14,400 posts about it. When the livestream camera lost power at one point, around 6,000 viewers stayed on, anxiously waiting for it to come back online to check on Yasshi.
Fortunately, the livestream resumed, revealing that Yasshi had survived the typhoon by the following morning
Located at Ocean Hotel Iwato, Yasshi has become famous for enduring several typhoons
The hotel even commemorated its victories over the storms of 2022 and 2023 by printing its achievements on a towel.
