To provide a chair type massage apparatus by which stretching of a whole body can be performed.

In the chair type massage apparatus 1 having a seat section 2, a backrest section 3 which can be reclined forward/rearward having a back massage mechanism 5 positioned in the rear of the seat section 2, and a footrest section 4 which is supported pivotally and can be vertically swung in a front part of the seat section 2, a stretch mechanism 66 which performs stretch of the whole body with the backrest section 3 leveled backward is provided.