A light emitting apparatus has: a plurality of surface mount device (SMD) type light emitting diode elements; a circuit board on which the plurality of SMD type light emitting diode elements are mounted; and a plurality of convex lenses each of which covers the light extraction side of corresponding one of the plurality of SMD type light emitting diode elements. The lens optical axis of at least one of the plurality of convex lenses does not coincide with an axis that passes through the center of corresponding one of the plurality of SMD type light emitting diode elements and is perpendicular to the circuit board.