An item selection apparatus storing multiple items being classified into multiple groups, and selecting a desired item on a display screen by displaying the multiple items on the display screen and by changing a group with which the items are displayed, is provided. The item selection apparatus includes an operation portion, a selection candidate display portion, a selection candidate change portion, a determination portion, and a group change portion. The operation portion has a predetermined reference position and is rotated from the reference position. The selection candidate display portion displays an item of a selection candidate in a mode different from another item. The selection candidate change portion changes the item at a speed corresponding to a rotational angle. The determination portion determines the item as a selected item. The group change portion changes the group with which the multiple items are displayed on the display screen.