An endoscope includes a distal end cover 27 configured to constitute a distal end face 3s of an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject, an image pickup unit 50 disposed in the distal end cover 27 and configured to constitute the distal end face 3s at a position different from the distal end face 3s formed by the distal end cover 27, and a molded member 40 provided between the distal end cover and the image pickup unit in a diameter direction K and formed into a shape inclined from the distal end face 3s formed by the distal end cover 27 toward the distal end face 3s formed by the image pickup unit 50.
