The image erasing apparatus and an image decolorizing method

The present invention provides an image and an image decoloring apparatus decolorizing method. Wherein the image decoloring apparatus comprising: a sheet feeding section for feeding the recording medium; a first conveying path from the sheet feeding section is connected to a recording paper discharge portion of the discharge medium, having for reading the an image reading portion of said recording medium, and conveys the recording medium; a second conveying path, having an image decoloring portion of the recording medium be decolorizing reads from the first conveyance path downstream of the branched portion, and merges with an upstream portion of the reading of the first conveying path; and a control unit for changing the path of the recording medium conveyance path changing unit is controlled.