Image pickup unit and imaging apparatus

An image pickup unit comprising:

• a printed wiring board provided with an image pickup element and having a first electrode on a primary face of the printed wiring board;
• a flexible wiring substrate having a base member having a first face and a second face, a conductive layer provided on the base member on a side of the first face, and an insulating layer provided on the conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer has a first region between the base member and the insulating layer, and the conductive layer further has a second electrode which is not provided between the base member and the insulating layer;
• a conductive connection member that connects the first electrode to the second electrode, the conductive connection member contacts a second region of the second electrode;
• and
• a reinforcement member provided on the base member on a side of the second face,
• wherein the reinforcement member continuously covers a first portion of the flexible wiring substrate and a second portion of the flexible wiring substrate, the first portion including the second region of the second electrode, and the second portion including the first region of the conductive layer,
• wherein the second portion is arranged above the primary face of the printed wiring board, and the second portion is bent to a direction away from the printed wiring board with respect to the first portion.