An endoscope includes illumination units and an image pickup unit that acquires an object image, in a distal end portion of an insertion portion. Each the illumination unit includes: a light-emitting section including an LED, the light-emitting section outputting light from an upper surface a wiring board including a recess portion with the light-emitting section disposed therein, and a connection electrode connected to a device electrode of the LED via a relay electrode and an internal wiring in a first principal surface a prism disposed above the upper surface of the light-emitting section with a transparent resin layer interposed therebetween, the prism changing a direction of the light outputted by the light-emitting section and a signal cable connected to the connection electrode.
