The present disclosure relates to a vacuum processing apparatus. The vacuum processing apparatus includes a processing container capable of maintaining an inside thereof in a vacuum atmosphere, a stage provided in the processing container and on which a substrate is placed, a support member passing through an opening formed at a bottom of the processing container to support the stage from below, a holder part located outside the processing container, a flange part arranged around the opening on the outside of the processing container, and a sealing part configured to be expandable and contractible and provided inside the spherical bearing along the circumferential direction of the opening so as to airtightly seal at least a space between the flange part and the holder part.