A manufacturing apparatus is an apparatus for manufacturing a water absorption treatment material that is composed of a plurality of grains that bond to each other upon absorbing a liquid, and includes a granulation machine and a pressure application machine. The granulation machine forms a substantially cylindrical granule that constitutes each of the grains by granulating a granulation material. The pressure application machine applies pressure to the granule formed by the granulation machine from a longitudinal direction of the granule so as to reduce the length of the granule.