An LED lighting device comprising: an LED light source which has a light emitting surface with an area C, and has a substantially symmetrical light distribution around a light distribution symmetrical axis (ax) which substantially intersects at right angles with the light emitting surface; an axisymmetric transparent member which is provided over the light emitting surface of the LED light source, has a first symmetrical axis substantially corresponding to the light distribution symmetrical axis of the LED light source, and is transparent to visible light that is symmetrical to the first symmetrical axis; and an axisymmetric light scattering member which is disposed in the axisymmetric transparent member apart from the LED light source, and has a second symmetrical axis substantially corresponding to the light distribution symmetrical axis of the LED light source, wherein the axisymmetric light scattering member having a diameter d 1 of a bottom surface which faces the light emitting surface and a length L 1 along the second symmetrical axis is symmetrical to the second symmetrical axis, characterized in that a distance of closest approach L 2 between the LED light source and the axisymmetric light scattering member, and the area C of the light emitting surface of the LED light source satisfy the relation represented by Expression, L 2 > C 4 π the length L 1 of the axisymmetric light scattering member along the second symmetrical axis, and an absorption coefficient m (1/mm) of the axisymmetric light scattering member satisfy the relation of Expression, L 1 ≥ log 2 μ the diameter d 1 of the bottom surface of the axisymmetric light scattering member, the distance of closest approach L 2, and a refractive index n of the axisymmetric transparent member satisfy the relation of Expression, and d 1 ≤ 2 L 2 n 2 − 1 a surface in which the axisymmetric transparent member is projected on a plane including the light emitting surface of the LED light source includes the light emitting surface of the LED light source. an LED light source which has a light emitting surface with an area C, and has a substantially symmetrical light distribution around a light distribution symmetrical axis (ax) which substantially intersects at right angles with the light emitting surface; an axisymmetric transparent member which is provided over the light emitting surface of the LED light source, has a first symmetrical axis substantially corresponding to the light distribution symmetrical axis of the LED light source, and is transparent to visible light that is symmetrical to the first symmetrical axis; and an axisymmetric light scattering member which is disposed in the axisymmetric transparent member apart from the LED light source, and has a second symmetrical axis substantially corresponding to the light distribution symmetrical axis of the LED light source, wherein the axisymmetric light scattering member having a diameter d 1 of a bottom surface which faces the light emitting surface and a length L 1 along the second symmetrical axis is symmetrical to the second symmetrical axis, characterized in that a distance of closest approach L 2 between the LED light source and the axisymmetric light scattering member, and the area C of the light emitting surface of the LED light source satisfy the relation represented by Expression, L 2 > C 4 π the length L 1 of the axisymmetric light scattering member along the second symmetrical axis, and an absorption coefficient m (1/mm) of the axisymmetric light scattering member satisfy the relation of Expression, L 1 ≥ log 2 μ the diameter d 1 of the bottom surface of the axisymmetric light scattering member, the distance of closest approach L 2, and a refractive index n of the axisymmetric transparent member satisfy the relation of Expression, and d 1 ≤ 2 L 2 n 2 − 1 a surface in which the axisymmetric transparent member is projected on a plane including the light emitting surface of the LED light source includes the light emitting surface of the LED light source.