An artificial dielectric filter, comprising: a plurality of artificial dielectric resonators, wherein each artificial dielectric resonator comprises a first series metal strip group including a plurality of metal strips each in a thin sheet shape arranged with microscopic gaps provided in a longitudinal direction; and a second series metal strip group including a plurality of metal strips each in a thin sheet shape arranged with microscopic gaps provided in a longitudinal direction, wherein the first series metal strip group and the second series metal strip group are disposed close to each other in a thickness direction of the metal strips (20, 30), and the metal strip of one of the metal strip groups is disposed to face and cross the gap of the other metal strip group; wherein the artificial dielectric filter further comprises two input/output terminals, wherein the artificial dielectric resonators which are adjacent to each other are coupled to each other, and the input/output terminals are coupled to the artificial dielectric resonators which are adjacent to the input/output terminals, characterised in that the respective input/output terminals are directly connected to the metal strips of the artificial dielectric resonators which are adjacent to the respective input/output terminals, wherein the artificial dielectric filter further comprises a probe section directly connecting the respective input/output terminal to a metal strip of the first series metal strip group of the respective artificial dielectric resonator adjacent to the respective input/output terminal, wherein the artificial dielectric filter further comprises a further probe section being a section directly connecting a metal strip other than the metal strip connected to the probe section of the first series of metal strip group of the respective artificial dielectric resonator to a respective ground section. a plurality of artificial dielectric resonators, wherein each artificial dielectric resonator comprises a first series metal strip group including a plurality of metal strips each in a thin sheet shape arranged with microscopic gaps provided in a longitudinal direction; and a second series metal strip group including a plurality of metal strips each in a thin sheet shape arranged with microscopic gaps provided in a longitudinal direction, wherein the first series metal strip group and the second series metal strip group are disposed close to each other in a thickness direction of the metal strips (20, 30), and the metal strip of one of the metal strip groups is disposed to face and cross the gap of the other metal strip group; wherein the artificial dielectric filter further comprises two input/output terminals, wherein the artificial dielectric resonators which are adjacent to each other are coupled to each other, and the input/output terminals are coupled to the artificial dielectric resonators which are adjacent to the input/output terminals, characterised in that the respective input/output terminals are directly connected to the metal strips of the artificial dielectric resonators which are adjacent to the respective input/output terminals, wherein the artificial dielectric filter further comprises a probe section directly connecting the respective input/output terminal to a metal strip of the first series metal strip group of the respective artificial dielectric resonator adjacent to the respective input/output terminal, wherein the artificial dielectric filter further comprises a further probe section being a section directly connecting a metal strip other than the metal strip connected to the probe section of the first series of metal strip group of the respective artificial dielectric resonator to a respective ground section.