To improve low-friction performance and endurance in sliding interfacial surfaces.

A sliding structure is equipped with: a first sliding member 1 with a first sliding surface 1a; and a second sliding member 2 with a second sliding surface 2a which slides on the first sliding surface 1a in contact therewith. An ester-based lubricating oil 3 is interposed between the sliding interfacial surfaces of the first and second sliding surfaces 1a, 2a. The first sliding member 1 is equipped with a metallic base material 11 and a resin coated layer 12 formed on the surface of the metallic base material 11. The resin coated layer 12 is equipped with a binder resin 121 and a nanotube-shaped filling material (imogolite) 122 which is diffused and held in the binder resin 121. The second sliding member 2 is made of a metallic material. Imogolite and an ester group of the ester-based lubricating oil 3 are chemically bonded and thereby an oil film comprising the ester-based lubricating oil 3 is chemically bonded to and is formed on the first sliding surface 1a made up on a surface of the resin coat layer 12.