An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image forming means arranged to form an image on a recording medium; a reading portion disposed over the image forming means and configured to read an image on an original; a discharging tray disposed over the image forming means and below the reading portion, and on which a recording medium, on which the image is formed, is stacked, the discharging tray arranged such that the recording medium stacked on the discharging tray is able to be taken out from the front side of the image forming apparatus; and an operation unit disposed on a front side of the reading portion in a direction heading from a back surface to a front surface of the image forming apparatus such that the operation unit neighbors the reading portion, and at least a part of the operation unit overlaps with the discharging tray in a direction (L,R) orthogonal to the direction heading from a back surface to a front surface of the image forming apparatus, the operation unit comprising: a panel portion comprising: a display panel configured to display an information of the image forming apparatus; and a touch panel which detects an input operation from a user to change an information displayed on the display panel according to the input operation to the display panel; and a communication portion provided in the operation unit, comprising an antenna capable of transmitting/receiving radio waves to/from a communication device brought close to the operation unit, and capable of executing communication between the communication device and the antenna by a near field communication system, the antenna being provided at a position neighboring the panel portion on the front side of the panel portion in the direction heading from the back surface to the front surface of the image forming apparatus and within an area of the panel portion in the direction (L,R) orthogonal to the direction heading from the back surface to the front surface of the image forming apparatus. an image forming means arranged to form an image on a recording medium; a reading portion disposed over the image forming means and configured to read an image on an original; a discharging tray disposed over the image forming means and below the reading portion, and on which a recording medium, on which the image is formed, is stacked, the discharging tray arranged such that the recording medium stacked on the discharging tray is able to be taken out from the front side of the image forming apparatus; and an operation unit disposed on a front side of the reading portion in a direction heading from a back surface to a front surface of the image forming apparatus such that the operation unit neighbors the reading portion, and at least a part of the operation unit overlaps with the discharging tray in a direction (L,R) orthogonal to the direction heading from a back surface to a front surface of the image forming apparatus, the operation unit comprising: a panel portion comprising: a display panel configured to display an information of the image forming apparatus; and a touch panel which detects an input operation from a user to change an information displayed on the display panel according to the input operation to the display panel; and a communication portion provided in the operation unit, comprising an antenna capable of transmitting/receiving radio waves to/from a communication device brought close to the operation unit, and capable of executing communication between the communication device and the antenna by a near field communication system, the antenna being provided at a position neighboring the panel portion on the front side of the panel portion in the direction heading from the back surface to the front surface of the image forming apparatus and within an area of the panel portion in the direction (L,R) orthogonal to the direction heading from the back surface to the front surface of the image forming apparatus. a display panel configured to display an information of the image forming apparatus; and a touch panel which detects an input operation from a user to change an information displayed on the display panel according to the input operation to the display panel; and a communication portion provided in the operation unit, comprising an antenna capable of transmitting/receiving radio waves to/from a communication device brought close to the operation unit, and capable of executing communication between the communication device and the antenna by a near field communication system, the antenna being provided at a position neighboring the panel portion on the front side of the panel portion in the direction heading from the back surface to the front surface of the image forming apparatus and within an area of the panel portion in the direction (L,R) orthogonal to the direction heading from the back surface to the front surface of the image forming apparatus.