A light emitting device includes a light source which emits source light having a first wavelength, a fluorescent substance which excites fluorescent light having a second wavelength by the source light and emits the source light and the fluorescent light as illumination light, a fly-eye lens, and a light shielding unit. In the illumination light, a first wavelength component in a first region which is a portion of a region in a cross-sectional view with respect to the traveling direction of the light is smaller than that in a second region which is a region other than the first region. The light shielding unit includes a diaphragm unit which shields the illumination light L and a filter which shields the light having the second wavelength of the illumination light in the second region and transmits the light having the first wavelength of the illumination light in the second region.