Illumination apparatus

An illumination apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of light emitting panels each having a surface with a light emitting region and a non-light emitting region along a perimeter of the light emitting region, and having their respective non-light emitting regions adjacently;
• a light guiding member having a light incidence face and a light exit face, with the light incidence face opposite to the surface of the light emitting panel, and receiving light from the light emitting region through the light incidence face and outputting the light through the light exit face;
• a reflector opposite to the non-light emitting region, and reflecting the light incident on the light guiding member to a side opposite to the light emitting panel;
• a light attenuator on the light exit face opposite to the light emitting region, and attenuating the light output through an area on the light exit face, the area being opposite to the light emitting region;
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• a light diffusion member opposite to the light guiding member with a gap therebetween.