<p>An LED ignition apparatus is equipped with: a plurality of types of LED (1, 2) having different color temperatures; a LED ignition circuit (3) that lights up the plurality of different types of LED; and a control means (4) that controls the LED ignition circuit in such a manner that the plurality of different types of LED are lit so as to be able to be dimmed simultaneously, performs dimming control on the plurality of types of LED by pulse-width control in the deep dimming region in which dimming intensity is 20% or less, and performs dimming control of the plurality of types of LED by amplitude control in other dimming regions.</p>