A back electrode type solar cell comprising a semiconductor substrate , a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer arranged on one of two major surfaces of the semiconductor substrate , a first electrode layer corresponding to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer , and a second electrode layer corresponding to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer , wherein the solar cell comprises a plurality of first specific regions provided at the one major surface and not including the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer , the solar cell comprises a plurality of partitioned regions formed by partitioning the one major surface into a plurality of regions in such a manner as to enclose corresponding ones of a plurality of the first specific regions , in each of a plurality of the partitioned regions , each of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer includes a plurality of strip branch electrode layers and a trunk electrode layer to which one end of each of a plurality of the branch electrode layers is connected, some of a plurality of the branch electrode layers of the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer enclose outer edges of at least some of the first specific regions , and the trunk electrode layer of the first electrode layer and/or the trunk electrode layer of the second electrode layer form a frame electrode layer at least partially enclosing the partitioned region . the solar cell comprises a plurality of first specific regions provided at the one major surface and not including the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer , the solar cell comprises a plurality of partitioned regions formed by partitioning the one major surface into a plurality of regions in such a manner as to enclose corresponding ones of a plurality of the first specific regions , in each of a plurality of the partitioned regions , each of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer includes a plurality of strip branch electrode layers and a trunk electrode layer to which one end of each of a plurality of the branch electrode layers is connected, some of a plurality of the branch electrode layers of the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer enclose outer edges of at least some of the first specific regions , and the trunk electrode layer of the first electrode layer and/or the trunk electrode layer of the second electrode layer form a frame electrode layer at least partially enclosing the partitioned region . each of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer includes a plurality of strip branch electrode layers and a trunk electrode layer to which one end of each of a plurality of the branch electrode layers is connected, some of a plurality of the branch electrode layers of the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer enclose outer edges of at least some of the first specific regions , and the trunk electrode layer of the first electrode layer and/or the trunk electrode layer of the second electrode layer form a frame electrode layer at least partially enclosing the partitioned region . <EOS>