A liquid ejection device including: a liquid ejection head (56, 56C, 56M, 56Y, 56K) having an ejecting surface on which ejection openings each for ejecting a liquid are formed; a maintenance unit (140, 140A, 140B, 140C) configured to perform maintenance of the liquid ejection head; and a maintenance control unit configured to control an operation of the maintenance unit, wherein the maintenance unit includes: a first wiping unit that makes a first wiping member travel in a first direction to clean the ejecting surface; characterized by a second wiping unit that makes a second wiping member travel in a second direction which has a component of a direction opposite to the first direction to clean the ejecting surface; and a relative moving unit that moves the first wiping unit and the liquid ejection head relatively to each other and moves the second wiping unit and the liquid ejection head relatively to each other, wherein in cleaning the ejecting surface by use of the first wiping unit, the maintenance control unit moves the first wiping unit and the liquid ejection head relatively to each other, using a direction having a component of the direction opposite to the first direction as a moving direction of the liquid ejection head with reference to the first wiping unit in relative moving between the first wiping unit and the liquid ejection head by use of the relative moving unit, and in cleaning the ejecting surface by use of the second wiping unit, the maintenance control unit moves the second wiping unit and liquid ejection head relatively to each other, using a direction having a component of a direction opposite to the second direction as a moving direction of the liquid ejection head with reference to the second wiping unit in relative moving between the second wiping unit and the liquid ejection head by use of the relative moving unit, to clean the same area on the ejecting surface by the first wiping unit and the second wiping unit. a liquid ejection head (56, 56C, 56M, 56Y, 56K) having an ejecting surface on which ejection openings each for ejecting a liquid are formed; a maintenance unit (140, 140A, 140B, 140C) configured to perform maintenance of the liquid ejection head; and a maintenance control unit configured to control an operation of the maintenance unit, wherein the maintenance unit includes: a first wiping unit that makes a first wiping member travel in a first direction to clean the ejecting surface; characterized by a second wiping unit that makes a second wiping member travel in a second direction which has a component of a direction opposite to the first direction to clean the ejecting surface; and a relative moving unit that moves the first wiping unit and the liquid ejection head relatively to each other and moves the second wiping unit and the liquid ejection head relatively to each other, wherein in cleaning the ejecting surface by use of the first wiping unit, the maintenance control unit moves the first wiping unit and the liquid ejection head relatively to each other, using a direction having a component of the direction opposite to the first direction as a moving direction of the liquid ejection head with reference to the first wiping unit in relative moving between the first wiping unit and the liquid ejection head by use of the relative moving unit, and in cleaning the ejecting surface by use of the second wiping unit, the maintenance control unit moves the second wiping unit and liquid ejection head relatively to each other, using a direction having a component of a direction opposite to the second direction as a moving direction of the liquid ejection head with reference to the second wiping unit in relative moving between the second wiping unit and the liquid ejection head by use of the relative moving unit, to clean the same area on the ejecting surface by the first wiping unit and the second wiping unit. a first wiping unit that makes a first wiping member travel in a first direction to clean the ejecting surface; characterized by a second wiping unit that makes a second wiping member travel in a second direction which has a component of a direction opposite to the first direction to clean the ejecting surface; and a relative moving unit that moves the first wiping unit and the liquid ejection head relatively to each other and moves the second wiping unit and the liquid ejection head relatively to each other, wherein in cleaning the ejecting surface by use of the first wiping unit, the maintenance control unit moves the first wiping unit and the liquid ejection head relatively to each other, using a direction having a component of the direction opposite to the first direction as a moving direction of the liquid ejection head with reference to the first wiping unit in relative moving between the first wiping unit and the liquid ejection head by use of the relative moving unit, and in cleaning the ejecting surface by use of the second wiping unit, the maintenance control unit moves the second wiping unit and liquid ejection head relatively to each other, using a direction having a component of a direction opposite to the second direction as a moving direction of the liquid ejection head with reference to the second wiping unit in relative moving between the second wiping unit and the liquid ejection head by use of the relative moving unit, to clean the same area on the ejecting surface by the first wiping unit and the second wiping unit.