A winding device comprising: a package holding section adapted to rotatably hold a package around which a yarn is wound; a switching mechanism (60, 80) adapted to move the package holding section from a winding position to a receded position, the winding position being a position where the package holding section is located when the yarn is wound around the package, and the receded position being a position located away from the winding position; and a control section adapted to operate the switching mechanism (60, 80) after the switching mechanism (60, 80) has moved the package holding section from the receded position to the winding position, wherein the control section is adapted to operate the switching mechanism (60, 80) to return the switching mechanism (60, 80) to an initial state after the switching mechanism (60, 80) has moved the package holding section from the receded position to the winding position, the initial state of the switching mechanism (60, 80) being a state of the switching mechanism (60, 80) before the package holding section is moved from the winding position to the receded position, wherein the receded position includes a first position and a second position, the second position being located further away from the winding position than the first position, the switching mechanism (60, 80) includes: a first switching mechanism adapted to move the package holding section from the winding position to the first position; and a second switching mechanism adapted to move the first switching mechanism to move the package holding section from the winding position to the second position and from the second position to the winding position, and characterized in that after the second switching mechanism has moved the package holding section from the second position to the winding position, the control section is adapted to return the second switching mechanism to an initial state by operating the first switching mechanism, the initial state of the second switching mechanism indicating a state of the second switching mechanism before the second switching mechanism moves the package holding section from the winding position to the second position. a package holding section adapted to rotatably hold a package around which a yarn is wound; a switching mechanism (60, 80) adapted to move the package holding section from a winding position to a receded position, the winding position being a position where the package holding section is located when the yarn is wound around the package, and the receded position being a position located away from the winding position; and a control section adapted to operate the switching mechanism (60, 80) after the switching mechanism (60, 80) has moved the package holding section from the receded position to the winding position, wherein the control section is adapted to operate the switching mechanism (60, 80) to return the switching mechanism (60, 80) to an initial state after the switching mechanism (60, 80) has moved the package holding section from the receded position to the winding position, the initial state of the switching mechanism (60, 80) being a state of the switching mechanism (60, 80) before the package holding section is moved from the winding position to the receded position, wherein the receded position includes a first position and a second position, the second position being located further away from the winding position than the first position, the switching mechanism (60, 80) includes: a first switching mechanism adapted to move the package holding section from the winding position to the first position; and a second switching mechanism adapted to move the first switching mechanism to move the package holding section from the winding position to the second position and from the second position to the winding position, and characterized in that after the second switching mechanism has moved the package holding section from the second position to the winding position, the control section is adapted to return the second switching mechanism to an initial state by operating the first switching mechanism, the initial state of the second switching mechanism indicating a state of the second switching mechanism before the second switching mechanism moves the package holding section from the winding position to the second position. a first switching mechanism adapted to move the package holding section from the winding position to the first position; and a second switching mechanism adapted to move the first switching mechanism to move the package holding section from the winding position to the second position and from the second position to the winding position, and characterized in that after the second switching mechanism has moved the package holding section from the second position to the winding position, the control section is adapted to return the second switching mechanism to an initial state by operating the first switching mechanism, the initial state of the second switching mechanism indicating a state of the second switching mechanism before the second switching mechanism moves the package holding section from the winding position to the second position.