A bending portion-equipped medical apparatus includes: an insertion portion having on a distal end side thereof a bending portion; an operation portion provided at a proximal end of the insertion portion; and an operation element for performing an operation to bend the bending portion, the operation element including a shaft portion provided in a standing manner in the operation portion, a tilting direction and a tilting angle of the shaft portion being changeable, and a finger contact portion provided at one end of the shaft portion, the finger contact portion including: an attachment surface having a substantially quadrangular shape including four sides each set to have a predetermined length, the attachment surface including an attachment portion to be attached to an end portion of the shaft portion; a first operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially triangular shape with a first side of the attachment surface as a base of the triangular shape; a second operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially triangular shape with a second side facing the first side as a base of the triangular shape; a third operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially quadrangular shape with a third side intersecting the first side of the attachment surface as one side of the quadrangular shape; and a fourth operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially quadrangular shape with a fourth side facing the third side as one side of the quadrangular shape, wherein the third operation surface and the fourth operation surface are arranged in an insertion axis direction of the insertion portion.