Japanese Writing System

http://www.kanji.org/kanji/japanese/writing/outline.htm
This long text is about the japanese writing systems, starting by the chinese influences. It shows the origins of the chinese characters, in order to discuss the introduction of this characters in the japanese writing. It presents the early stages of the languages with drawings and photos of the symbols. In addition, the site presents the japanese script, an overview on word-formation and the meaning of kanjis.