A charging circuit that charges a capacitor using the power that is output from a power supply, includes: first and second PNP-type transistors; first and second resistors; and a current path maintaining unit, wherein the power supply is connected to the emitter terminal of the first PNP-type transistor, the first resistor is connected between the emitter terminal and the base terminal of the first PNP-type transistor, the capacitor is connected to the collector terminal of the second PNP-type transistor, the second resistor is connected between the collector and base terminals of the second PNP-type transistor, the base terminal and the collector terminal of the first PNP-type transistor are respectively connected to the emitter terminal and the base terminal of the second PNP-type transistor, and the current path maintaining unit is provided between the collector terminal of the first PNP-type transistor and the emitter terminal of the second PNP-type transistor.