To provide a lift-type vertical axis wind turbine effectively suppressing tangential force acting in a direction reverse to the rotation direction of blades.

The lift-type vertical axis wind turbine 1 in which the blades 11 integrally rotatable with a rotary shaft 10 are arranged around the rotary shaft 10, includes support members 12, 13 pivotally and rotatably supporting the rotary shaft 10, and wind shielding plates 14a-h arranged at the support members 12, 13 located outside from the rotation circumference of the blades 11a-h along a circumference larger than the rotation circumference at equal intervals.