A navigation apparatus comprising: positioning means adapted to measure a current position; route guidance screen generating means (10, 12, 13) adapted to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from the current position to a destination and displaying the route guidance screen on displaying means; and guidance image generating means (10, 12, 13) adapted, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, to generate a guidance image displaying in detail the destination and the vicinity of the destination, in which guidance image the destination is highlighted such that the destination is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the destination, and to display the guidance image on the displaying means; characterized in that the navigation apparatus comprises a control unit adapted to determine whether or not there is a guidance point at a left-turning intersection or a right-turning intersection at a distance from the destination less than said predetermined value, and the control unit is configured: responsive to determining that there is not a guidance point at a left-turning intersection or a right-turning intersection at a distance from the destination less than said predetermined value, to begin display of the guidance image by the guidance image generating means at the time when the remaining distance between the current position and the destination reaches said predetermined value, and responsive to determining that there is a guidance point at a left-turning intersection or a right-turning intersection at a distance from the destination less than said predetermined value but more than a predetermined minimum distance, to begin display of the guidance image by the guidance image generating means at the time when the current position reaches said guidance point positioning means adapted to measure a current position; route guidance screen generating means (10, 12, 13) adapted to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from the current position to a destination and displaying the route guidance screen on displaying means; and guidance image generating means (10, 12, 13) adapted, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, to generate a guidance image displaying in detail the destination and the vicinity of the destination, in which guidance image the destination is highlighted such that the destination is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the destination, and to display the guidance image on the displaying means; characterized in that the navigation apparatus comprises a control unit adapted to determine whether or not there is a guidance point at a left-turning intersection or a right-turning intersection at a distance from the destination less than said predetermined value, and the control unit is configured: responsive to determining that there is not a guidance point at a left-turning intersection or a right-turning intersection at a distance from the destination less than said predetermined value, to begin display of the guidance image by the guidance image generating means at the time when the remaining distance between the current position and the destination reaches said predetermined value, and responsive to determining that there is a guidance point at a left-turning intersection or a right-turning intersection at a distance from the destination less than said predetermined value but more than a predetermined minimum distance, to begin display of the guidance image by the guidance image generating means at the time when the current position reaches said guidance point responsive to determining that there is not a guidance point at a left-turning intersection or a right-turning intersection at a distance from the destination less than said predetermined value, to begin display of the guidance image by the guidance image generating means at the time when the remaining distance between the current position and the destination reaches said predetermined value, and responsive to determining that there is a guidance point at a left-turning intersection or a right-turning intersection at a distance from the destination less than said predetermined value but more than a predetermined minimum distance, to begin display of the guidance image by the guidance image generating means at the time when the current position reaches said guidance point