PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathing device unlikely to cause a bather injury or unpleasantness when moving up or down the bather in a bathtub.SOLUTION: A bathing device 1 includes: a flexible member 11 disposed so as to bridge two side walls of a bathtub facing each other a driving section 13 disposed on an outer surface side of one of the two side walls, for winding and unwinding the flexible member 11 a seat surface part 14 disposed on the flexible member 11 and a back belt 15 having one end thereof attached to the seat surface part 14, which is wound or unwound in association with moving up and down of the seat surface part 14 accompanying the winding and unwinding of the flexible member 11.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】入浴者を浴槽内で昇降する際に怪我や不快感を与え難い入浴装置を提供する。【解決手段】入浴装置1は、浴槽の互いに対向する2つの側壁間を橋渡しするように配置される可撓性部材11と、2つの側壁のうちの一方の外面側に配置されて、可撓性部材11の繰り出し及び巻き取りを行う駆動部13と、可撓性部材11上に配置される座面部14と、一端側が座面部14に取り付けられて、可撓性部材11の繰り出し及び巻き取りに伴う座面部14の昇降に連動して繰り出し及び巻き取りが行われる背面ベルト15と、を備える。【選択図】図2