PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope capable of operating a curved portion with a higher degree of freedom while enabling a conventional operation of moving a pair of curved operating wires in conjunction with each other. An endoscope (10) is inserted into an insertion portion (12) having a bendable portion (18), an operation portion (14) connected to the base end side of the insertion portion (12), and an insertion portion (12). A pair of bending operation wires 26 fixed to the tip side of the 12 and a pair of bending operation wires 26 are interlocked to move forward and backward to operate the bending portion 18, and a pair of bending operations. It has a second bending operation mechanism 50 that operates the bending portion 18 by moving the wire 26 forward and backward independently. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2【課題】一対の湾曲操作ワイヤを連動して進退させる従来の操作を可能としつつ、より自由度の高い湾曲部の操作が可能な内視鏡を提供する。【解決手段】内視鏡１０は、湾曲可能な湾曲部１８を有する挿入部１２と、挿入部１２の基端側に連設された操作部１４と、挿入部１２内に挿通され、挿入部１２の先端側にそれぞれ固定された一対の湾曲操作ワイヤ２６と、一対の湾曲操作ワイヤ２６を連動して進退させることで、湾曲部１８を操作する第１湾曲操作機構４８と、一対の湾曲操作ワイヤ２６を独立して進退させることで、湾曲部１８を操作する第２湾曲操作機構５０と、を有する。【選択図】図２
