A fuel injection valve (30, 40, 50, 70, 90) comprising: a nozzle body (31, 41, 51, 71, 91) including an injection aperture (33, 33a, 33b, 43, 53a, 53b, 73, 93) and a nozzle plate (31 b, 41 b, 51 b, 71 b, 91 b) mounted on a tip portion of the nozzle body (31, 41, 51, 71, 91); a needle (32, 52, 72, 92, 102) that is slidably located in the nozzle body (31, 41, 51, 71, 91), forms a fuel introduction path (36, 56, 76, 96) between the needle and the nozzle body (31, 41, 51, 71, 91), and is seated on a seat portion (34, 54, 74, 94) in the nozzle body (31, 41, 51, 71, 91); a swirling flow generating portion (32a, 52a, 72a, 92a) that is located more upstream than the seat portion (34, 54, 74, 94), and imparts a swirl with respect to a sliding direction of the needle (32, 52, 72, 92, 102) to fuel introduced from the fuel introduction path (36, 56, 76, 96); a swirl velocity increasing portion (35, 55, 75, 95) that is located more downstream than the seat portion (34, 54, 74, 94), and increases a swirl velocity of a swirling flow generated in the swirling flow generating portion (32a, 52a, 72a, 92a) to produce an air plume; characterized by a raised cylindrical portion that is located in the nozzle plate (31b, 41b, 51 b, 71 b, 91 b) and extends toward the swirl velocity increasing portion (35, 55, 75, 95), a gas introduction hole (38, 58) that is located inside of the cylindrical portion and introduces burnt gas in a combustion chamber toward the swirl velocity increasing portion (35, 55, 75, 95); and an air bubble reserving portion (37, 47, 57, 77, 97) that is located more downstream than the swirl velocity increasing portion (35, 55, 75, 95) and around the raised cylindrical portion, and reserves air bubbles generated by passage through the swirl velocity increasing portion, and in that the injection aperture (33, 33a, 33b, 43, 53a, 53b, 73, 93) opens in the air bubble reserving portion (37, 47, 57, 77, 97). a nozzle body (31, 41, 51, 71, 91) including an injection aperture (33, 33a, 33b, 43, 53a, 53b, 73, 93) and a nozzle plate (31 b, 41 b, 51 b, 71 b, 91 b) mounted on a tip portion of the nozzle body (31, 41, 51, 71, 91); a needle (32, 52, 72, 92, 102) that is slidably located in the nozzle body (31, 41, 51, 71, 91), forms a fuel introduction path (36, 56, 76, 96) between the needle and the nozzle body (31, 41, 51, 71, 91), and is seated on a seat portion (34, 54, 74, 94) in the nozzle body (31, 41, 51, 71, 91); a swirling flow generating portion (32a, 52a, 72a, 92a) that is located more upstream than the seat portion (34, 54, 74, 94), and imparts a swirl with respect to a sliding direction of the needle (32, 52, 72, 92, 102) to fuel introduced from the fuel introduction path (36, 56, 76, 96); a swirl velocity increasing portion (35, 55, 75, 95) that is located more downstream than the seat portion (34, 54, 74, 94), and increases a swirl velocity of a swirling flow generated in the swirling flow generating portion (32a, 52a, 72a, 92a) to produce an air plume; characterized by a raised cylindrical portion that is located in the nozzle plate (31b, 41b, 51 b, 71 b, 91 b) and extends toward the swirl velocity increasing portion (35, 55, 75, 95), a gas introduction hole (38, 58) that is located inside of the cylindrical portion and introduces burnt gas in a combustion chamber toward the swirl velocity increasing portion (35, 55, 75, 95); and an air bubble reserving portion (37, 47, 57, 77, 97) that is located more downstream than the swirl velocity increasing portion (35, 55, 75, 95) and around the raised cylindrical portion, and reserves air bubbles generated by passage through the swirl velocity increasing portion, and in that the injection aperture (33, 33a, 33b, 43, 53a, 53b, 73, 93) opens in the air bubble reserving portion (37, 47, 57, 77, 97).