An image pickup unit for an endoscope includes: an image pickup device including a plurality of connection terminal portions arrayed on a back face that is a surface opposite to a light-receiving surface； a planar rigid printed wiring board including a substrate connection portion and an electric cable connection portion； a flexible printed wiring board including a fixation portion connected to the image pickup device and the rigid printed wiring board, an extension portion extending from an outer periphery of the fixation portion, and a flexed portion provided at a boundary between the fixation portion and the extension portion； an electric cable connected to the electric cable connection portion of the rigid printed wiring board； and an electronic component mounted on the extension portion of the flexible printed wiring board.
