Endoscope

An endoscope, comprising:

• a bending portion that is provided at a distal end of an insertion section inserted into a subject, the bending portion including bending pieces consecutively provided and being bendable in at least one direction;
• a flexible tube that is provided at a proximal end side of the bending portion and has flexibility;
• a control body that is provided at a proximal end side of the flexible tube, the control body being configured to receive operation that causes the bending portion to be bent;
• a wire that is inserted through the bending portion and the flexible tube, the wire being configured to transmit the operation received by the control body to the distal end of the insertion section;
• a protruding portion that is a plate-like member provided on the wire;
• and
• a holding portion that is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the bending piece, the holding portion being configured to hold the protruding portion movably in a direction that the insertion section extends.