1. A graphic recognition device for recognizing a graphic in an image photographed by a photographic device, the graphic recognition device comprising: a shadow area calculating unit for calculating an area of a shadow of an object in the image; an area graphic recognizing unit for determining whether or not a predefined specific graphic exists in the image individually for an inside and an outside of the area of the shadow calculated by the shadow area calculating unit; and a graphic recognizing unit for determining whether or not the specific graphic exists in the image based on a result determined by the area graphic recognizing unit, wherein the shadow area calculating unit calculates the area of the shadow based on light source location information indicating a location of a light source, and object location information indicating an actual location of a plurality of points forming a contour of an object forming the shadow.