A ceramic member is provided including a base including an alumina sintered body, an yttria sintered body formed on the alumina sintered body, an intermediate layer including yttrium and aluminum formed between the alumina sintered body and the yttria sintered body, and a metallic member buried in the intermediate layer of the base. A difference between the thermal expansion coefficient of the alumina sintered body and that of the yttria sintered body is equal to or less than about 0.50.times.10.sup.-6/K, and the thermal expansion coefficient of the alumina sintered body is greater than the thermal expansion coefficient of the yttria sintered body. The alumina sintered body, the intermediate layer, the yttria sintered body, and the metallic member are formed into an integrated sintered body, and the content of yttria in the yttria sintered body is 99 wt % or more.