Disclosed is an acoustic wave receiving apparatus including: a light irradiation unit a receiving array receiving photoacoustic waves generated by a subject portion to output photoacoustic signals a transmitting and receiving array transmitting ultrasound waves to the subject portion and receiving echo waves to output ultrasound signals an array support unit having a first portion supporting the receiving array a second portion supporting the transmitting and receiving array a scanning unit integrally scanning the arrays. The array support unit is so configured that effective reception region and a focusing region formed by the transmitting and receiving array do not overlap each other.
