In one embodiment, the fixing apparatus of the present invention is a fixing apparatus in which while recording paper is transported sandwiched between a heating roller and a pressure roller that are pressed against each other, the recording paper is guided by a guide member, and heat and pressure are applied to the recording paper to fix toner on the recording paper, the fixing apparatus configured with the guide member rotatably provided such that the guide member can be removed from the transport path of the recording paper, and the center of rotational movement of the guide member matched with a shaft of the heating roller or a shaft of the pressure roller.