A lithium ion battery including a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer that contains lithium silicate particles and a binder. The lithium silicate particles include composite particles including a lithium silicate phase and silicon particles dispersed in the lithium silicate phase, wherein a carbon material is present inside the composite particles, and an area ratio of the carbon material occupying a cross section of the composite particles is 0.008 to 6%. The binder includes at least a first resin, wherein the first resin is at least cue selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid, a polyacrylic acid salt, and their derivatives. The first resin is contained in an amount of 2 mass % or less in the negative electrode active material layer.