A fixation unit according to an embodiment includes: a first roller; a second roller disposed facing the first roller, the first roller pressed against the second roller; an endless heating member that is provided around the second roller and configured to heat developer on a medium while passing through a contact area between the first roller and the second roller; a temperature detector that contacts with the heating member at a position upstream of the contact area in a rotation direction of the heating member and is configured to detect temperature of the heating member; and a discharging member that releases electric charge of the heating member. The discharging member is disposed between the temperature detector and the contact area in the rotation direction of the heating member.