In the present study, the antioxidative properties, inhibitory activity on tyrosinase, and active components of Eriobotrya japonica (E. japonica) leaf extract were investigated. The free radical (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, DPPH) scavenging activity (FSC50) of extract/fraction of E. japonica leaf was in the order 50 % ethanol extract (22.625 µg/mL) < ethyl acetate fraction (6.75) < deglycosylated aglycone fraction (5.06). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging activities (OSC50) of fraction/extracton ROS generated in Fe 3+ -EDTA/H2O2 system using the luminol-dependent chemiluminescenceassay were investigated. OSC50 of the ethyl acetate fraction, deglycosylated aglycone fraction, and ethanol extract were 0.75, 0.79, and 1.61 µg/mL, respectively. The cellular protective effects of E. japonica leaf extract on the rose-bengal sensitized photohemolysis of human erythrocytes were investigated. The protective effects of extract/fraction of E. japonica leaf were increased in a in a concentration dependent manner (5 ∼ 50 µg/mL). Especially, τ50 of ethyl acetate fraction at concentrations of 10 µg/mL and 50 µg/mL showed the most protective effects at 390.8 min and 1471.5 min. The inhibitory effect (IC50) on tyrosinase of E. japonica 1) † 주 저자