The phosphor 5 is adapted to absorb light emitted from the light-emitting element 1 and convert the light into light with a different wavelength. Examples of the phosphor 5 include cerium-activated yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG)-based phosphors; cerium-activated lutetium-aluminum-garnet (LAG)-based phosphors; europium- and/or chromium-activated nitrogen-containing calcium aluminosilicate (CaO—Al₂O₃—SiO₂)-based phosphors; europium-activated silicate ((Sr, Ba)₂SiO₄)-based phosphors; nitride-based phosphors such as β-SiAlON phosphors, CaAlSiN3:Eu (CASN)-based phosphors, and (Sr, Ca)AlSiN3:Eu (SCASN) phosphors; K₂SiF₆:Mn (KSF) phosphors; and sulfide-based phosphors. With such a phosphor, a light-emitting device that emits mixed light (such as white light) of primary light and secondary light, each having a wavelength of visible light, or a light-emitting device that emits visible secondary light through excitation by ultraviolet primary light can be provided. A plurality of types of phosphors 5 may be used in combination. Color rendering properties and color reproducibility can be adjusted by employing a combination or mixing ratio suitable to a desired color tone. The density of the phosphor 5 at the light-emitting element 1 side in the light-transmissive member 3 is preferably higher than the density of the phosphor 5 at the first surface side of the light-transmissive member 3 in the light-transmissive member 3. Increasing the density of the phosphor 5 at the light-emitting element 1 side allows for increasing the wavelength conversion ratio and reducing the addition amount of the phosphor 5 required to achieve a desired chromaticity.