IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM WHEREON IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM IS STORED

An improved image processing apparatus and the like using visual recognition of a vertebrate such as a human being are provided. An image processing apparatus (100) includes an image acquisition unit (101) configured to acquire an image, a first image processing unit (110) configured to perform first image processing on the acquired image, and including a first sampling unit (112) configured to perform first sampling for extracting at least one sample to be processed from the acquired image, and a color detection unit (113) configured to detect colors of the at least one extracted sample, and a second image processing unit (120) configured to perform second image processing different from the first image processing on the acquired image, and including a second sampling unit (122) configured to perform second sampling for extracting at least one sample to be processed from the acquired image, and a color reduction unit (123) configured to reduce the colors of the at least one extracted sample.