In a catheter 1 including a catheter shaft 10 (a tube body) constituted by an inner layer 20a, a braid layer 30a (a reinforcing body) covering the inner layer 20a, and an outer layer 40a covering the braid layer 30a, and a tubular metallic distal end tip 50 provided at the distal end of the catheter shaft 10, a slit 52 is formed on the distal end tip 50. An outer peripheral surface of the distal end tip 50 is provided with outer coating 60a, and the outer coating 60a enters the inside of the slit 52. This allows the metallic distal end tip 50 to bend easily and makes it difficult for the distal end tip 50 to be caught on a lesion, for example.
