The navigation apparatus is provided with: an operating unit which is used for entering type of use of movement of an automobile; a position-recognition unit which calculates at least a distance traveled by the automobile under the entered type of use; and a control unit which detects starting-point data indicating a starting-point where the automobile starts moving, and ending-point data indicating an ending-point where the automobile stops moving; and which records the calculated distance, the detected starting-point data, and the detected ending-point data on an external recording device according to the entered type of use.