To provide a pipe jacking method manhole joint and its connecting method capable of connecting a propulsive pipe to a manhole in jacking method even when the distance between a pit inner wall and the manhole outer wall is narrow, compared with a conventional connecting method.

This connecting method of a propulsive pipe 11 to a manhole 13 comprises connecting the end part 111 of the propulsive pipe 11 laid by pipe jacking method and protruded into a starting pit or arriving pit 12 to the manhole 13 arranged in the pit 12. A manhole joint 14 is inserted to the through-hole 132 of the manhole and fixed, an adjustable short pipe 17 is inserted to the manhole joint 14 from the inside through a rubber ring 16, and its tip is connected to the end part 111 of the propulsive pipe 11.