A sample image obtaining system, comprising: a sample smear slide preparing means for preparing a sample smeared slide glass by smearing a sample on a slide glass, the slide glass having identification information of the sample to be smeared on the slide glass; a slide glass transferring means (300, 400a) for transferring the sample smeared slide glass prepared by the sample smear slide preparing means; an identification information reading means for reading the identification information of the sample smeared on the slide glass which has been transferred by the slide glass transferring means (300, 400a); a sample image obtaining means for obtaining an image of the sample smeared on the slide glass which has been transferred by the slide glass transferring means (300, 400a); a first magazine setting means for setting a magazine, which magazine has a plurality of housing parts for housing a plurality of sample smeared slide glasses; a first magazine transferring means for transferring the magazine set in the first magazine setting means to a predetermined position; a slide glass inserting means for inserting the sample smeared slide glass into one of the plurality of housing parts of the magazine transferred to the predetermined position after the image of the sample smeared slide glass has been obtained by the sample image obtaining means; a second magazine setting means for setting the magazine after the sample smeared slide glass has been inserted into the magazine by the slide glass inserting means; a second magazine transferring means for transferring the magazine to the second magazine setting means after the sample smeared slide glass has been inserted into the magazine by the slide glass inserting means; and a storing means for storing the image obtained by the sample image obtaining means, a position of the housing part housing the sample smeared slide glass, and the identification information read by the identification information reading means. a sample smear slide preparing means for preparing a sample smeared slide glass by smearing a sample on a slide glass, the slide glass having identification information of the sample to be smeared on the slide glass; a slide glass transferring means (300, 400a) for transferring the sample smeared slide glass prepared by the sample smear slide preparing means; an identification information reading means for reading the identification information of the sample smeared on the slide glass which has been transferred by the slide glass transferring means (300, 400a); a sample image obtaining means for obtaining an image of the sample smeared on the slide glass which has been transferred by the slide glass transferring means (300, 400a); a first magazine setting means for setting a magazine, which magazine has a plurality of housing parts for housing a plurality of sample smeared slide glasses; a first magazine transferring means for transferring the magazine set in the first magazine setting means to a predetermined position; a slide glass inserting means for inserting the sample smeared slide glass into one of the plurality of housing parts of the magazine transferred to the predetermined position after the image of the sample smeared slide glass has been obtained by the sample image obtaining means; a second magazine setting means for setting the magazine after the sample smeared slide glass has been inserted into the magazine by the slide glass inserting means; a second magazine transferring means for transferring the magazine to the second magazine setting means after the sample smeared slide glass has been inserted into the magazine by the slide glass inserting means; and a storing means for storing the image obtained by the sample image obtaining means, a position of the housing part housing the sample smeared slide glass, and the identification information read by the identification information reading means.