A printing apparatus comprising: a transport unit which includes a transport roller for transporting a medium in a transport direction; a printing unit for printing onto the medium; a winding unit for winding the printed medium; and a tension application unit for applying a tension to the medium between the transport roller and the winding unit, wherein the tension application unit includes a pair of arms, a rotational fulcrum about which the arms are capable of rotating, and a tension bar which is supported on one end of the arms and comes into contact with the medium; and wherein the tension bar is configured to be rotated from an upper limit position to a lower limit position; characterized in that: the tension application unit includes a counterweight; a center of gravity position of the counterweight is provided lower in a vertical direction than a straight line which joins the rotational fulcrum and a center of gravity position of the tension bar; and the center of gravity position of the counterweight is provided on the opposite side from the center of gravity position of the tension bar in relation to a vertical straight line passing through the rotational fulcrum; wherein the tension bar is rotatable from the upper limit position to the lower limit position by transportation of the transport unit being performed two or more times. a transport unit which includes a transport roller for transporting a medium in a transport direction; a printing unit for printing onto the medium; a winding unit for winding the printed medium; and a tension application unit for applying a tension to the medium between the transport roller and the winding unit, wherein the tension application unit includes a pair of arms, a rotational fulcrum about which the arms are capable of rotating, and a tension bar which is supported on one end of the arms and comes into contact with the medium; and wherein the tension bar is configured to be rotated from an upper limit position to a lower limit position; characterized in that: the tension application unit includes a counterweight; a center of gravity position of the counterweight is provided lower in a vertical direction than a straight line which joins the rotational fulcrum and a center of gravity position of the tension bar; and the center of gravity position of the counterweight is provided on the opposite side from the center of gravity position of the tension bar in relation to a vertical straight line passing through the rotational fulcrum; wherein the tension bar is rotatable from the upper limit position to the lower limit position by transportation of the transport unit being performed two or more times. the tension application unit includes a counterweight; a center of gravity position of the counterweight is provided lower in a vertical direction than a straight line which joins the rotational fulcrum and a center of gravity position of the tension bar; and the center of gravity position of the counterweight is provided on the opposite side from the center of gravity position of the tension bar in relation to a vertical straight line passing through the rotational fulcrum; wherein the tension bar is rotatable from the upper limit position to the lower limit position by transportation of the transport unit being performed two or more times.