[Purpose] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an illuminating apparatus that is capable of radiating indirect light and direct light with a simple structure. [Configuration] In this illuminating apparatus, a light transmitting layer is formed to cover a planar light emitting region of an organic EL light emitting panel, and a liquid crystal panel is provided on the light transmitting layer. The liquid crystal panel is set to be in a light blocking state corresponding to illumination mode specifying signals indicating indirect illumination mode, and the liquid crystal panel is set to be in a light transmitting state corresponding to illumination mode specifying signals indicating direct illumination mode.
