Similarity with south east Asia?

Is it only me or anyone else also feel a sense of similarity while watching videos from east Asia? Especially the village lives, be it Vietnam, Thailand or Myanmar and some aspects of China like usage of bamboo and silk. I'm not saying it's all similar and I can't put a finger on it, but there are quite a bit of familiarity one can feel. Japan is beautiful as well but I won't say its similar to us maybe because its too far away. I haven't visited any of these countries, so if anyone has, maybe you can tell us if there is resemblance.