A walking training apparatus comprising: a walking assistance apparatus configured to be attached to a leg of a trainee and assist a walking motion performed by the trainee; a first wire winding mechanism configured to pull a wire connected to the leg directly or through the walking assistance apparatus upward and forward by winding the wire connected to the leg; and control means for controlling a driving force of a motor of the first wire winding mechanism by using a first driving force as a base driving force, the first driving force being determined in advance so as to reduce a gravitational force of the walking assistance apparatus, wherein the first wire winding mechanism winds the wire by rotating the motor in a leg-idling period and pays out the wire by rotating the motor in a direction opposite to the direction in the leg-idling period in a leg-standing period, the leg-idling period being a period in which the leg is in an leg-idling state in the walking motion of the trainee, the leg-standing period being a period in which the leg is in a leg-standing state in the walking motion of the trainee, characterised in that the control means performs: control, in the leg-idling period, so as to make the motor of the first wire winding mechanism generate a driving force obtained by adding a second driving force to the first driving force, the second driving force being a force for reducing a loss of the pulling force of the first wire winding mechanism caused by mechanical friction in the first wire winding mechanism; and control, in the leg-standing period, so as to make the motor of the first wire winding mechanism generate a driving force obtained by subtracting the second driving force from the first driving force, the second driving force being the force for reducing the loss of the pulling force of the first wire winding mechanism caused by the mechanical friction in the first wire winding mechanism. a walking assistance apparatus configured to be attached to a leg of a trainee and assist a walking motion performed by the trainee; a first wire winding mechanism configured to pull a wire connected to the leg directly or through the walking assistance apparatus upward and forward by winding the wire connected to the leg; and control means for controlling a driving force of a motor of the first wire winding mechanism by using a first driving force as a base driving force, the first driving force being determined in advance so as to reduce a gravitational force of the walking assistance apparatus, wherein the first wire winding mechanism winds the wire by rotating the motor in a leg-idling period and pays out the wire by rotating the motor in a direction opposite to the direction in the leg-idling period in a leg-standing period, the leg-idling period being a period in which the leg is in an leg-idling state in the walking motion of the trainee, the leg-standing period being a period in which the leg is in a leg-standing state in the walking motion of the trainee, characterised in that the control means performs: control, in the leg-idling period, so as to make the motor of the first wire winding mechanism generate a driving force obtained by adding a second driving force to the first driving force, the second driving force being a force for reducing a loss of the pulling force of the first wire winding mechanism caused by mechanical friction in the first wire winding mechanism; and control, in the leg-standing period, so as to make the motor of the first wire winding mechanism generate a driving force obtained by subtracting the second driving force from the first driving force, the second driving force being the force for reducing the loss of the pulling force of the first wire winding mechanism caused by the mechanical friction in the first wire winding mechanism. control, in the leg-idling period, so as to make the motor of the first wire winding mechanism generate a driving force obtained by adding a second driving force to the first driving force, the second driving force being a force for reducing a loss of the pulling force of the first wire winding mechanism caused by mechanical friction in the first wire winding mechanism; and control, in the leg-standing period, so as to make the motor of the first wire winding mechanism generate a driving force obtained by subtracting the second driving force from the first driving force, the second driving force being the force for reducing the loss of the pulling force of the first wire winding mechanism caused by the mechanical friction in the first wire winding mechanism.