Sanitary washing apparatus

A sanitary washing apparatus, comprising:

• a nozzle having a water discharge port, the nozzle being configured to wash a human private part by squirting water from the water discharge port;
• a flow channel configured to supply the water to the nozzle;
• a sterilizing water supply unit provided partway through the flow channel, the sterilizing water supply unit being capable of supplying sterilizing water including sterilizing components;
• and
• a control unit configured to execute a physical washing process of washing the nozzle using water and a sterilizing process of sterilizing the nozzle using the sterilizing water after the washing the human private part,
• the control unit causing a flow rate of the sterilizing water when executing the sterilizing process to be less than a flow rate of the water when executing the physical washing process.