To provide an endoscope which improves its insertibility by allowing a distal end to make small turns easily, prevents decline of a bending function of the endoscope, and increases flexibility of the layout for articles housed in an insertional part.

A repulsive force applying part 25, which applies repulsive force against a bending operation by a bending operation wire 19 to the side of a proximal end of the bending part 7 at the time of the bending operation by the bending part 7 and makes the side of a distal end of the bending part 7 start bending motions earlier than the side of the proximal end, is provided at a part on the side of the proximal end of the bending part 7.