An endoscope including: a tubular flexible member a bending portion fixing rigid portion and a bending portion end fixing portion, in which the bending portion includes a bending portion end small-diameter portion, and an outer diameter of a covering portion which configures the bending portion end fixing portion is smaller than an outer diameter of a bending portion fixing rigid portion-side end portion and an outer diameter of an end portion of a middle tube portion of the tubular flexible member.
