A light emitting device, includes: a base plate extending in a first direction; multiple light emitting units arranged on a surface of the base plate while being shifted from each other in the first direction, and each including a support body extending in the first direction and multiple light sources supported on the support body while being arranged in the first direction; and a flow path disposed over the surface of the base plate to surround at least part of the light emitting units and allowing air to flow therethrough in the first direction.