To provide an endoscope that can be easily cleaned by dismounting an elevator after endoscopic examination. The endoscope includes a lever that is rotatably provided at a distal tip of an insertion portion (30), an elevator (80) that can be attached to and detached from the distal tip of the insertion portion (30), and includes a lever connection portion connected to the lever, and an elevator shaft (82) arranged to rotate coaxially with the lever when the lever connection portion and the lever are connected, and an endoscope cap (50) that can be attached to and detached from the distal tip of the insertion portion (30), and includes a bottomed cylindrical cover (52), an elevator support portion (761) that is provided inside the cover (52) and has an inlet through which the elevator shaft (82) enters when mounted to the distal tip of the insertion portion (30), and an elevator pivot portion (764) provided at the inlet.