PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inspection device capable of performing inspection on the embedment position, number, attitude, and shape of an IC tag embedded in a content, while achieving the improvement of inspection efficiency and the suppression of the increase of cost and to provide a blister packaging machine.SOLUTION: An IC tag inspection device 23 includes illumination devices 51 and 52 which irradiate a tablet 5 stored in the pocket part 2 of a container film 3 with predetermined light and cameras 61 and 62 which are provided on a side opposite to the illumination devices 51 and 52 through the container film 3 and can image light from the illumination devices 51 and 52 at least transmitted through the tablet 5. The IC tag inspection device 23 specifies a shadow part corresponding to an IC tag 6 in a transmission image obtained by the cameras 61 and 62, performs the inspection on the basis of a specification result, and determines the quality of the tablet 5 on the basis of an inspection result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT