Endoscope and endoscope apparatus

An endoscope apparatus comprising:

• an endoscope having
• an insertion portion which is inserted through a living body,
• an optical element which is arranged at a distal end of the insertion portion and irradiates the living body with illumination light,
• a light-receiving portion which detects return light from the living body,
• a drive section which swings a free end of the optical element, and
• a joining member which has a through-hole based on a diameter of the optical element and is arranged between the optical element and the drive section;
• and
• a body apparatus having a control section which produces a drive signal to be outputted to the drive section of the endoscope,
• wherein the drive section has a first drive section which is arranged at a first side face of the joining member and a second drive section which is arranged at a second side face of the joining member that is different from a face point-symmetric to the first side face with respect to an axial direction of the optical element, and
• the control section produces a first drive signal to be outputted to the first drive section and a second drive signal to be outputted to the second drive section and controls a phase difference between a phase of the first drive signal and a phase of the second drive signal on the basis of the number of axes of vibration.