To slowly stirr an article to be stirred by large torque without requiring a large speed reducing gear mechanism.

In a stirring apparatus wherein stirring blades 5 are rotationally driven around a support shaft 2 in a stirring tank 1, the stirring tank 1 is supported around the support shaft 2 in a freely rotatable manner and, by the motor 7, not only the stirring blades 5 are rotationally driven around the support shaft 2 but also the stirring tank 1 is rotationally driven around the support shaft 2 at a rotational speed slightly different from that of the stirring blades 5.