An endoscope according to the present invention includes: a bending tube including ring-like members pivotally joined via pairs of pivots facing each other relative to a center axis, the bending tube being bendable a pair of first pull wire guides projecting inward of a ring-like member a forceps channel disposed so as to be contactable with the pair of first pull wire guides and a pair of second pull wire guides being provided so as to project inward of the ring-like member and being disposed so that a distance between distal end portions extending toward an inner circumferential side of the ring-like member is a distance that is smaller than an outer diameter of the forceps channel.
