A walking training apparatus includes a first wire winding mechanism configured to pull a wire connected to a leg upward and forward, and control means. The control means performs at least one of control, in a leg-idling period, so as to make the first wire winding mechanism generate a driving force obtained by adding a second driving force for reducing a loss of the pulling force of the first wire winding mechanism caused by mechanical friction in the first wire winding mechanism to the first driving force, and control, in a leg-standing period, so as to make the first wire winding mechanism generate a driving force obtained by subtracting the second driving force for reducing the loss of the pulling force of the first wire winding mechanism caused by the mechanical friction in the first wire winding mechanism from the first driving force.
