An endoscope operation portion 3 includes: an operation portion body 14 provided being connected to a grasping portion 13； a joystick-type bending operation lever 21 provided on a back side of the operation portion body 14, including a lever shaft body 27, and configured to perform a bending operation of a bending portion 7； and a suction button 24 provided on a front side of the operation portion body 14 so that an angle formed by an operation axis B in a pressing-down operation direction relative to a central axis A of the lever shaft body 27 is an obtuse angle, and an intersection point P between the central axis A and the operation axis B is positioned inside the operation portion body 14.
