A wireless communication device of the present disclosure has: a transmitter having a plurality of transmission circuit branches; a receiver having a plurality of reception circuit branches; a transmission phase switch; a reception phase switch; and a phase/transmission-reception controller, and has a beam-forming function. When phase switching is performed during a plurality of training packets for setting directivity, the phase/transmission-reception controller controls the transmission phase switch and the reception phase switch by setting a same phase for each of m (m being an integer of 2 or more) number of continuous training packets. In addition, the phase/transmission-reception controller performs control such that the transmission of the transmitter and the reception of the receiver are set to an OFF state in at least one or more training packets from the beginning of the m number of continuous training packets.