To provide an article loading apparatus and article loading method capable of being simplified in structure to reduce the cost, and surely loading an article in a predetermined loading position.

This article loading apparatus 10 for moving the article 20 to be loaded in a predetermined loading position is provided with an article moving part 12 for placing the article 20 put on a pallet and moving the same, an article loading platform 14 for loading the pallet and the article 20 in a predetermined loading position, and an operating part 16 of the article moving part for inclining the article moving part 12 in a position where the article moving part 12 approaches the article loading platform 14 to transfer the pallet and the article 20 on the article moving part 12 to the article loading platform 14 side to be loaded thereon.