Provided is a capsule for delivering a bifidobacterium into the large intestine, said capsule comprising a hard capsule, which comprises, as a base material, gelatin or a cellulose derivative, and the bifidobacterium which is enclosed in said hard capsule, wherein a band seal is provided in the joint part of the capsule and a chitosan-containing layer and an enteric base material-containing layer are formed in this order on the surface of the capsule. Also provided is a method for producing the aforesaid capsule.
