An endoscope includes a flexible insertion section, a display section capable of displaying an endoscopic image, and a grasping section including a bottom portion with a ground contact surface, and to which the display section is fixed, where the insertion section extends downward from a rear surface of the grasping section with a proximal end of the insertion section connected to the grasping section, and the grasping section has a forward tilted posture with a top portion tilted to a front surface side opposite the rear surface.
