{{nihongo, The Arthur Ransome Club, (アーサー・ランサム・クラブ: Āsā Ransamu Kurabu), ARC was founded in
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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, in 1987. It is believed to be the first organization dedicated to promoting and celebrating the works of
Arthur Ransome
Arthur Michell Ransome (18 January 1884 – 3 June 1967) was an English author and journalist. He is best known for writing and illustrating the ''Swallows and Amazons'' series of children's books about the school-holiday adventures of childre ...
. Its members refer to themselves as "Ransomites" ("Ransamaito").
History
The club was founded in 1987 by Tamami Nakayama.
The club celebrated its 10th anniversary in 1997 at the "10-Gong Festival" in a central Tokyo hotel. Members of "
The Arthur Ransome Society
The Arthur Ransome Society, also known by its acronym Tars, and whose members refer to themselves as '' Tars'', is a society whose goals are to "celebrate the life, promote the works and diffuse the ideas of Arthur Ransome". It is based at the ...
" were in attendance and a presentation of the newly published book ''Arthur Ransome and the Japanese connection'' was made to each ARC member.