A bobbin accommodating device (40; 140) adapted to accommodate yarn absent bobbins discharged from a winding unit comprising: an introduction port (671, 672) into which the yarn absent bobbins are introduced; a holding section adapted to temporarily hold the yarn absent bobbins introduced through the introduction port (671, 672) while maintaining a uniform orientation of end portions thereof and, in a case where an amount of the held yarn absent bobbins has reached a prescribed amount, to discharge the held yarn absent bobbins; and an accommodating section adapted to allocate to a plurality of compartments and accommodate the yarn absent bobbins discharged from the holding section; wherein the holding section includes an allocating and discharging mechanism adapted to allocate the held yarn absent bobbins to each of the compartments of the accommodating section, characterised in that the accommodating section is configured to be capable of installing therein, a collection box adapted to accommodate the yarn absent bobbins and the collection box has an interior portion divided into a plurality of compartments, wherein the holding section includes a bottom portion adapted to regulate a movement of the yarn absent bobbins in a vertical direction, which is a direction where the yarn absent bobbins fall, and a first side wall portion and a second side wall portion both adapted to regulate a movement of the yarn absent bobbins in a horizontal direction; and the allocating and discharging mechanism forms either of a first discharge port between the bottom portion and the first side wall portion or a second discharge port between the bottom portion and the second side wall portion by driving at least any one of the bottom portion, the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion. an introduction port (671, 672) into which the yarn absent bobbins are introduced; a holding section adapted to temporarily hold the yarn absent bobbins introduced through the introduction port (671, 672) while maintaining a uniform orientation of end portions thereof and, in a case where an amount of the held yarn absent bobbins has reached a prescribed amount, to discharge the held yarn absent bobbins; and an accommodating section adapted to allocate to a plurality of compartments and accommodate the yarn absent bobbins discharged from the holding section; wherein the holding section includes an allocating and discharging mechanism adapted to allocate the held yarn absent bobbins to each of the compartments of the accommodating section, characterised in that the accommodating section is configured to be capable of installing therein, a collection box adapted to accommodate the yarn absent bobbins and the collection box has an interior portion divided into a plurality of compartments, wherein the holding section includes a bottom portion adapted to regulate a movement of the yarn absent bobbins in a vertical direction, which is a direction where the yarn absent bobbins fall, and a first side wall portion and a second side wall portion both adapted to regulate a movement of the yarn absent bobbins in a horizontal direction; and the allocating and discharging mechanism forms either of a first discharge port between the bottom portion and the first side wall portion or a second discharge port between the bottom portion and the second side wall portion by driving at least any one of the bottom portion, the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion.