A drilling tool has: a casing pipe in a circular tubular shape; a cylindrical or annular ring bit rotatably fitted to a tip portion of the casing pipe; and a pilot bit inserted into an inner circumference of the ring bit for a striking force to be exerted to toward a tip end side, wherein the ring bit is engaged with and fitted to the casing pipe, projections are formed on an outer circumferential portion of the pilot bit, a recessed trench, and a housing trench, are formed in the inner circumferential part of the ring bit, a torque transmitting surface is formed in the projection, a torque receiving surface capable of abutting the torque transmitting surface is formed in the housing trench, striking force transmitting surfaces are formed in projections, and striking force receiving surfaces capable of abutting the striking force transmitting surfaces are formed in the ring bit.