Parking assist device and method for assisting parking

A parking assist device which is provided with image capturing means (5) for capturing an image of an area outside the vehicle, and displaying means (4) for displaying the captured image, and displays a target parking frame (11) on a screen of the displaying means (4) to assist a parking operation executed by a driver of the vehicle characterized in that

• when a parking assist is canceled after a start of the parking assist, and the parking assist is restarted, the parking assist device determines a target parking position (P2B) at a restart time of the parking assist based on a target parking position (P2A) set prior to the restart time of the parking assist, and displays the determined target parking position (P2B) on the screen of the displaying means (4) as a default display position of the target parking frame (11) at a reset time.