To provide a massage apparatus that can raise the pressure for a treatment part as high as possible and also can perform soft and smooth continuous massage by finely setting the pitch of the expansion and contraction of an air bag.

An air type massage apparatus is provided with a plurality of air bags 2...2 4 in a body 1, which are expandable and contractible by supplying air from an air inlet and outlet device. Air bags 2...2 are arranged so as to overlap. This massage apparatus is constructed so as to carry out the massage of fine pitch of expansion and contraction and heavy pressure giving comfortable feeling to a patient.