An alignment stage apparatus includes a base structure and a movable stage which can move along a surface of the base structure so as not to be in contact with the base structure. The apparatus includes a plurality of power transmission coils buried under the surface of the base structure, a power reception coil attached to the movable stage to oppose the surface, a switching device for sequentially switching, of the plurality of power transmission coils, those that are to be energized to feed power in accordance with a position of the movable stage, and a power feeding device for supplying AC power to the power transmission coils to be energized through the switching device.