An object recognition apparatus includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of a photographic subject, and a recognition processing unit that recognizes the photographic subject in the acquired image using a recognition dictionary. The recognition processing unit detects a target in the acquired image using a target recognition dictionary, detects a wheel at a lower part of the detected target using a wheel recognition dictionary, and reflects a result of the detection of the wheel in a result of the detection of the target. Thus, the object recognition apparatus can accurately detect a target such as a person and another vehicle.