The scanning type endoscope includes a light guiding section that guides illumination light for illuminating a subject and emits the illumination light from a light emitting surface, and a light guiding section that is provided at an end on the light exit side of the light guiding section, A first covering member covering the end portion and the actuator portion, and a length in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the light guide portion is a predetermined length And a holding member capable of cantilevering a portion including the light emitting surface of the end portion and an actuator portion in the internal space of the first covering member, and a second covering member A second covering member for covering the first covering member with the second covering member, and a second covering member for covering the first covering member with the second covering member in a fixed position included within a predetermined length range and included in a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the light guide portion, And a fixing portion to fix the covering member.走査型内視鏡は、被写体を照明するための照明光を導光して光出射面から出射する導光部と、導光部の光出射側の端部に設けられ、被写体を走査するための駆動信号の供給に応じて振動するアクチュエータ部と、端部及びアクチュエータ部を被覆する第1の被覆部材と、導光部の長手方向に対して平行な方向の長さが所定の長さとなるように形成されているとともに、第1の被覆部材の内部空間において、端部のうちの光出射面を含む部分及びアクチュエータ部を片持ち状に保持可能な保持部材と、第1の被覆部材を被覆する第2の被覆部材と、所定の長さの範囲内で設定されるとともに導光部の長手方向に対して直交する平面内に含まれる固定位置において、第1の被覆部材を第2の被覆部材に対して固定する固定部と、を有する。
