In this combination of photos showing cherry blossoms with both traditional and modern architecture in Tokyo, Beijing, and Seoul, from left to right: people enjoy lunch at Zojoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Friday, March 31, 2017; visitors to the Yuyuantan Cherry Blossom festival walk past a Chinese pavilion in Beijing, Saturday, March 25, 2017; the Lotte World Tower is seen near cherry blossoms in Seoul, Sunday, April 9, 2017. China, Japan and South Korea may have their differences, but they mostly see eye-to-eye on cherry blossoms. In all three north Asian countries, people flock to parks, gardens and temples to enjoy the beauty of the pinkish-white petals, often in the lingering chill of early spring. (AP Photos/Koji Sasahara, Ng Han Guan, Lee Jin-man)
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