This bending operation mechanism for an endoscope is provided with: an operation lever (41) one end of which is held to be rotatable about central axes (UD, RL); a frame (43) to which the operation lever is connected and which rotates about the central axes together with the operation lever; a fixed member (40) which rotatably supports the frame; a rotating shaft (44) connected, coaxially with the central axes, to either an end of the frame or an end of the fixed member; a bearing part (40b, 43b) having a hole (40a) which is provided in either the frame or the fixed member and rotatably holds the rotating shaft; and a position defining part (44a) which is provided on a portion of the rotating shaft, has an outer diameter portion larger than the inner diameter of the hole, and contacts a portion of the frame or a portion of the fixed member to thereby define the position of the rotating shaft in the axial direction thereof. The rotating shaft is configured such that the position thereof can be adjusted in a direction along a predetermined central axis, and the clearance in the direction along the central axis between the bearing part and the position defining part is adjusted by adjusting the position of the rotating shaft in the direction along the central axis.Ce mécanisme d'opération de flexion pour un endoscope est pourvu : d'un levier d'actionnement (41) dont une extrémité est maintenue pour pouvoir tourner autour d'axes centraux (UD, RL); un cadre (43) auquel est relié le levier d'actionnement et qui tourne autour des axes centraux conjointement avec le levier d'actionnement; un élément fixe (40) qui supporte de manière rotative le cadre; un arbre rotatif (44) relié, de manière coaxiale avec les axes centraux, à une extrémité du cadre ou à une extrémité de l'élément fixe; une partie de support (40b, 43b) ayant un trou (40a) qui est disposé dans le cadre ou l'élément fixe et maintient de manière rotative l'arbre rotatif; et une partie de définition de position (