A casting apparatus comprising: a mold including a first mold segment and a second mold segment; and a transfer device (10; 110) that includes: a support part including a first side and a second side that is an opposite side of the support part from the first side, a robot arm , a core grasping mechanism being provided on the first side, and a casting receiving part being provided on the second side, wherein the transfer device is configured to transfer a core to the first mold segment and place the core in the first mold segment, and to receive a casting that has been cast with the mold from the mold and transfer the casting , characterised in that the casting is held in the second mold segment when the mold is opened after casting, and in a state where the mold is open, the robot arm is configured to move the core grasping mechanism grasping the core to place the core in the first mold segment, and is configured to move the casting receiving part to receive the casting held in the second mold segment, by the casting receiving part , wherein the casting receiving part includes a column member including a first end and a second end, and a plurality of plate members (14_1, 14_2), the first end of the column member is in contact with the second side of the support part , and the second end of the column member is located at a position away from the second side of the support part in a direction from the first side of the support part toward the second side of the support part , and the plurality of plate members (14_1, 14_2) each include one end in contact with the second end of the column member and an other end which extends away from the second end of the column member in the same direction so as to form a fork shape, and the plurality of plate members (14_1, 14_2) are parallel to a plane of the support part . a mold including a first mold segment and a second mold segment; and a transfer device (10; 110) that includes: a support part including a first side and a second side that is an opposite side of the support part from the first side, a robot arm , a core grasping mechanism being provided on the first side, and a casting receiving part being provided on the second side, wherein a support part including a first side and a second side that is an opposite side of the support part from the first side, a robot arm , a core grasping mechanism being provided on the first side, and a casting receiving part being provided on the second side, wherein the transfer device is configured to transfer a core to the first mold segment and place the core in the first mold segment, and to receive a casting that has been cast with the mold from the mold and transfer the casting , characterised in that the casting is held in the second mold segment when the mold is opened after casting, and in a state where the mold is open, the robot arm is configured to move the core grasping mechanism grasping the core to place the core in the first mold segment, and is configured to move the casting receiving part to receive the casting held in the second mold segment, by the casting receiving part , wherein the casting receiving part includes a column member including a first end and a second end, and a plurality of plate members (14_1, 14_2), the first end of the column member is in contact with the second side of the support part , and the second end of the column member is located at a position away from the second side of the support part in a direction from the first side of the support part toward the second side of the support part , and the plurality of plate members (14_1, 14_2) each include one end in contact with the second end of the column member and an other end which extends away from the second end of the column member in the same direction so as to form a fork shape, and the plurality of plate members (14_1, 14_2) are parallel to a plane of the support part . <EOS>