To provide an endoscope to/from which a raising base can be easily attached/detached before/after an endoscopic examination.SOLUTION: An endoscope 10 comprises: a raising operation lever 21 provided on an operation part 20; a lever provided on a tip of an insertion part connected to the operation part 20, and turns in linkage with the raising operation lever 21; a lever stop part 212 for stopping the raising operation lever 21 to the operation part 20; and a raising base which can be detachably attached to the lever in a state of stopping the raising operation lever 21 to the operation part 20 by the lever stop part 212.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 19【課題】内視鏡検査の前後に起上台を容易に着脱できる内視鏡を提供すること。【解決手段】内視鏡10は、操作部20に設けられた起上操作レバー21と、前記操作部20に連結された挿入部の先端に設けられており、前記起上操作レバー21と連動して回動するレバーと、前記操作部20に対して前記起上操作レバー21を止めるレバー止部212と前記レバー止部212により前記操作部20に対して前記起上操作レバー21を止めた状態で前記レバーに着脱可能な起上台とを備える。【選択図】図19