○Flower of Life

     The construction site of the Prout Village is chosen with the expectation that natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and landslides may occur, and places with high risk are avoided. Coastal and riverside areas are prone to flooding due to tsunamis and floods. Lessons from earthquakes hundreds of years ago include stone monuments and documents that indicate where tsunamis will strike, so they are also referred to when deciding.

    The layout of residences in the Prout Village is not linear like in a monetary society, but instead, residences are arranged based on a circular pattern called the Flower of Life.

    The municipality, referred to as Prout Village, serves as the unit of a single town with a diameter of 4 km (a radius of 2 km). Initially, six households are arranged in a circular pattern, and these circles come together to form seven, creating new concentric circles. Everything is arranged in a circular fashion. In the center, you'll find multipurpose facilities, including an administrative building, an art gallery, and a manufacturing facility.

    The 444m diameter circle where the multipurpose facility is located is the central square, which is large enough to fit four baseball stadiums and is used for purposes that require space, such as sports, festivals, concerts. A gymnasium is also located in the circle where the art building is.

    As of 2015, the average number of members in a Japanese household was about 2.5 people. The following numbers show the transition in the average number of household members from the Edo period.

Edo period 1600s: 6-7 people
Edo period 1750s: 4 people
Taisho and Meiji period 1868-1926: average number of household members 5.02
Showa period 1950s: average number of household members 5 (couple and three children)
Showa period 1970s: average number of household members 3.69
Heisei period 2010s: average number of household members 2.51

    When the village is built based on the Flower of Life, if all households are a family of five, 75,600 people can live in one Prout Village. If all households are a family of three, 42,336 people can live there.