PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring apparatus and a measuring method capable of stably acquiring biological information of a subject.SOLUTION: A measuring apparatus 100 comprises: plural light emission parts 121 which irradiate the inspected portion of a subject; a light receiving part 123 which receives scattered light from the inspected portion; and a control part 160 which acquires biological information of the subject from the light receiving part by controlling the light emission parts. The control part controls the on and off of the light emission parts so that the output of the light receiving part may meet a first output condition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT