A light emitting module having a light emitting surface and a non-light emitting surface opposite from the light emitting surface, comprising: an organic EL light emitting element of thin plate shape including a light emitting layer made of an organic compound and positive and negative electrodes (22a, 22b) for interposing the light emitting layer therebetween; and a support body for supporting the organic EL light emitting element, the support body including a non-light emitting side, wherein the support body is attached to the organic EL light emitting element at the side of the non-light emitting surface of the light emitting module to cover one surface of the organic EL light emitting element; the organic EL light emitting element includes power feeding electrodes (a1, a2, b1, b2) electrically connected to the positive and negative electrodes (22a, 22b); characterized in that the support body includes openings formed in corresponding relationship with the power feeding electrodes (a1, a2, b1, b2), so that the power feeding electrodes (a1, a2, b1, b2) are exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body through the openings after the light emitting module is assembled; and the support body includes power feeding terminals (4a, 4b) for supplying electric power to the organic EL light emitting element, the power feeding terminals (4a, 4b) having a portion exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body, the power feeding terminals (4a, 4b) being electrically connected to the power feeding electrodes (a1, a2, b1, b2) by electric connection members (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) extending via the non-light emitting side and the openings of the support body. an organic EL light emitting element of thin plate shape including a light emitting layer made of an organic compound and positive and negative electrodes (22a, 22b) for interposing the light emitting layer therebetween; and a support body for supporting the organic EL light emitting element, the support body including a non-light emitting side, wherein the support body is attached to the organic EL light emitting element at the side of the non-light emitting surface of the light emitting module to cover one surface of the organic EL light emitting element; the organic EL light emitting element includes power feeding electrodes (a1, a2, b1, b2) electrically connected to the positive and negative electrodes (22a, 22b); characterized in that the support body includes openings formed in corresponding relationship with the power feeding electrodes (a1, a2, b1, b2), so that the power feeding electrodes (a1, a2, b1, b2) are exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body through the openings after the light emitting module is assembled; and the support body includes power feeding terminals (4a, 4b) for supplying electric power to the organic EL light emitting element, the power feeding terminals (4a, 4b) having a portion exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body, the power feeding terminals (4a, 4b) being electrically connected to the power feeding electrodes (a1, a2, b1, b2) by electric connection members (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) extending via the non-light emitting side and the openings of the support body.