A printing apparatus comprising: a moving body used for conveying a can body ; a first moving route in a linear shape which the moving body travels when the moving body moves in one direction ; a second moving route disposed in parallel with the first moving route and formed in a linear shape, which the moving body travels when the moving body moves in a direction opposite to the one direction ; and a printing unit that performs printing on a can body held by the moving body , characterized in that the printing apparatus comprises: a. a third moving route that moves the moving body from one moving route of the first moving route and the second moving route to the other of the first moving route and the second mobbing route , wherein the third moving route is formed into a linear shape and is disposed in a relationship substantially orthogonal to the first moving route and the second moving route , or b. a moving mechanism that moves the moving body from one moving route of the first moving route and the second moving route to the other of the first moving route and the second moving route , wherein the moving mechanism includes a rotation body that holds the moving body , the moving mechanism rotating the rotation body to move the moving body from the one moving route to the other moving route, wherein a rotation axis of the rotation body extends in the direction of the first moving route and the second moving route . a moving body used for conveying a can body ; a first moving route in a linear shape which the moving body travels when the moving body moves in one direction ; a second moving route disposed in parallel with the first moving route and formed in a linear shape, which the moving body travels when the moving body moves in a direction opposite to the one direction ; and a printing unit that performs printing on a can body held by the moving body , characterized in that the printing apparatus comprises: a. a third moving route that moves the moving body from one moving route of the first moving route and the second moving route to the other of the first moving route and the second mobbing route , wherein the third moving route is formed into a linear shape and is disposed in a relationship substantially orthogonal to the first moving route and the second moving route , or b. a moving mechanism that moves the moving body from one moving route of the first moving route and the second moving route to the other of the first moving route and the second moving route , wherein the moving mechanism includes a rotation body that holds the moving body , the moving mechanism rotating the rotation body to move the moving body from the one moving route to the other moving route, wherein a rotation axis of the rotation body extends in the direction of the first moving route and the second moving route . a. a third moving route that moves the moving body from one moving route of the first moving route and the second moving route to the other of the first moving route and the second mobbing route , wherein the third moving route is formed into a linear shape and is disposed in a relationship substantially orthogonal to the first moving route and the second moving route , or b. a moving mechanism that moves the moving body from one moving route of the first moving route and the second moving route to the other of the first moving route and the second moving route , wherein the moving mechanism includes a rotation body that holds the moving body , the moving mechanism rotating the rotation body to move the moving body from the one moving route to the other moving route, wherein a rotation axis of the rotation body extends in the direction of the first moving route and the second moving route . <EOS>