Illumination device and vehicle headlamp including the illumination device

A headlamp system (100) in accordance with the present invention includes a laser light source unit (1a) including a light emitting section that emits light upon reception of a laser beam and an LED light source unit (2a, 2b) including a LED (23). The laser light source unit (1a) distributes light to a light-distributed spot (A1), and the LED light source unit (2a, 2b) distributes light to a light-distributed area (a1, a2).