According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus (11) is provided in which positioning of a light-emitting module (23) including a ceramic board (58) is easy and light extraction efficiency is improved. The lighting apparatus (11) includes an apparatus body (20); a light-emitting module (23) which includes a light transmissive ceramic board (58) and a light-emitting element (57) provided on one surface side of the ceramic board (58) and is disposed in the apparatus body (20); a thermal radiator (21) including a light-emitting module connection part (38) to which the light-emitting module (23) is heat-conductively connected; a heat conductive sheet (60) intervening between the light-emitting module connection part (38) and the light-emitting module (23) and having insulation properties; and a reflection member (27) intervening between the heat conductive sheet (60) and other surface side of the ceramic board (58) and having light reflective properties and sliding properties.
