Abstract: Footwear tester comprising a machine stand, a prime mover mechanism mounted on the machine stand, a footwear block supporting mechanism which supports freely a footwear block to be automatically advanced and retreated by said prime mover, a footwear block inclining mechanism which performs changes of the posture of said mechanism for supporting freely the footwear block, front operation mechanism and rear operation mechanism for controlling changes of the posture of said footwear block from the outside, and lift mechanism for bringing up and down a ground stand, wherein said respective mechanisms are interconnected with one another so as to control changes of the posture of the footwear block.