An image processing apparatus that combines a background image and an object includes a display screen configured to display an image, a wheel device configured to be operated by a user, an a display control unit configured to display on the display screen an image in which a circular background image and at least one object are combined. The image processing apparatus also has a movement control unit configured to move the object on the display screen displayed by the display control unit based on a rotation direction and a rotation amount of the wheel device, while maintaining as is a distance between a center of the background image and a center of the object. The image processing apparatus further includes a rotation control unit configured to rotate the object around the center of the object according to movement of the object by the movement control unit.