PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a soil moisture measuring apparatus capable of performing simply more multifaceted measurement, and to provide a tensiometer, and a soil moisture measuring method.SOLUTION: A soil moisture measuring apparatus 1 includes an insertion part 10 to be inserted into soil 100, and a plurality of moisture detection parts 30 provided on the insertion part 10. The moisture detection parts 30 are constituted respectively of a tensiometer including a porous part 30a, and are arrayed along the insertion direction of the insertion part 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】より多面的な測定を簡便に行うことが可能な土壌水分測定装置およびテンシオメータならびに土壌水分測定方法を提供する。【解決手段】土壌水分測定装置1は、土壌100中に挿入される挿入部10と、挿入部10に設けられる複数の水分検出部30と、を備え、水分検出部30は、多孔質部30aを備えるテンシオメータから構成され、挿入部10の挿入方向に沿って配列されている。【選択図】図1