An endoscope is provided in which an attachment/detachment operation of the proximal end of a wire is easily performed to/from an erecting operation mechanism. An endoscope 10 according to the present invention includes an operation section 22 provided with an erecting operation lever 20； an insertion section 24 provided on a distal end side of the operation section 22； an erecting base 30 provided at a distal end part 26 of the insertion section 24； a movable member 96 that is arranged to be exposed to outside of the operation section 22 and that moves in association with an operation of the erecting operation lever 20； a wire 60 that is coupled to the erecting base 30 at a distal end side thereof, that is coupled to the movable member 96 at a proximal end side thereof, and that is pushed/pulled in accordance with a movement of the movable member 96 to move the erecting base 30； and an attachment member 98 that is provided at a proximal end of the wire 60 and that is engaged with the movable member in an attachable/detachable manner by a one-touch operation.
