Provided is an endoscope capable of operating a bending part with a higher degree of freedom while enabling a related-art operation of moving a pair of bending operating wires forward and backward. The endoscope has an insertion part having a bendable bending part； an operating part continuously provided on a proximal end side of the insertion part； a pair of bending operating wires inserted into the insertion part and fixed to a distal end side of the insertion part； a first bending operating mechanism that operates the bending part by moving the pair of bending operating wires forward and backward in conjunction with each other； and a second bending operating mechanism that operates the bending part by independently moving the pair of bending operating wires forward and backward.
