An optical reception device including: a wavelength selection unit configured to split an optical signal amplified by an optical amplifier into different paths according to wavelengths by using a wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer, and control a passage state of a passage target optical switch through which the optical signal is to be passed, out of a plurality of optical switches provided on the respective paths, to select an optical signal of a path where the optical signal entered and output the optical signal to a receiver; and a wavelength detection unit configured to detect the wavelength of an optical signal by using each of a plurality of optical detectors, determine the passage target optical switch based on a detection result, and output, to the determined passage target optical switch, a control signal for controlling the passage target optical switch so as to enter the passage state, the optical detectors being respectively provided on different paths that are different from the paths on which the plurality of optical switches are provided and that respectively correspond to wavelengths into which the optical signal is split by a wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer.