PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting system which can prevent degradation and breakage of a heat conduction member due to curvature.SOLUTION: A lighting system comprises: a light source unit emitting primary light a light guide member 30 optically connected to the light source unit and guiding the primary light emitted from the light source unit and a lighting unit 40 converting the optics characteristic of the primary light guided by the light guide member 30 to generate lighting light, and emitting the lighting light. The lighting system also comprises: a heat conduction member 70 having anisotropy in a direction of heat conduction, connected to the lighting unit 40 directly and thermally, and arranged along the light guide member 30 and a protecting member 80 arranged at the outer side than the light guide member 30 and the heat conduction member 70, and protecting the heat conduction member 70.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】熱伝導部材が湾曲によって劣化及び破損することを防止できる照明装置を提供する。【解決手段】照明装置は、1次光を出射する光源部と、光源部と光学的に接続し、光源部から出射された1次光を導光する導光部材30と、導光部材30によって導光された1次光の光学特性を変換して照明光を生成し、照明光を出射する照明ユニット40とを有している。また照明装置は、熱伝導の方向に異方性を有し、照明ユニット40と熱的に直接接続し、導光部材30に沿って配設されている熱伝導部材70と、導光部材30と熱伝導部材70とよりも外側に配設され、熱伝導部材70を保護する保護部材80とをさらに有している。【選択図】図2A