To enhance the shock absorbing performance of a shock absorbing member having a cylindrical body bent by an impact load applied in a collision to absorb impact energy.

The shock absorbing member includes a first portion 3 formed of a cylindrical body having an outer wall 2a made of steel, a second portion 4 which is a bent part continuous with the outer wall 2a of the first portion 3 and formed bending to the outside, and a third portion 5 continuous with the second portion 4 and forming a support part of the second portion 4. Impact energy is absorbed by the continuous occurrence of bending deformation that increases the length L of a folded part 10 formed by folding the outer wall 3a of the first portion 3 by the impact load applied in the axial direction of the cylindrical body 2 from the end 3a of the first portion 3. The first portion 3 has a plurality of ridge lines 11 provided extending in the axial direction of the cylindrical body 2 at least in a range where bending deformation continuously occurs, out of the outer wall 2a.