An image pickup unit includes: a circuit substrate electrically connected with an image pickup device that detects an image of an object, the circuit substrate including a land at least on a surface thereof; a connecting member having conductivity and fixed to the circuit substrate; a wiring connecting portion provided on the connecting member; a substrate connecting portion extended bent from a side portion of the wiring connecting portion, and electrically connected to a land; and a wiring configured to be connected to the wiring connecting portion and electrically connected to the land through the connecting member.