A portable light emitting apparatus includes: a tube-like grip held by the hand; a light emitting unit that is attached to one end of the grip, houses LEDs to, and outputs light of at least three different colors individually or in a mixture; and three color switches to that are disposed at positions pressed by a first finger, a second finger, and a third finger on the grip and operate a first function that carries out on/off control of light of the different colors.