A spinning reel that forwardly releases a fishing line, the spinning reel comprising: a reel unit; a handle including a handle shaft and a handle arm, the handle shaft rotatably supported by the reel unit at a first position, the handle arm mounted to the handle shaft and unitarily rotatable with the handle shaft, the handle arm extending in a radial direction from a rotational axis of the handle shaft; a drive shaft including a first end and a second end located opposite to the first end, the drive shaft rotatably supported by the reel unit at a second position different from the first position; a joint structure joining the handle shaft and the drive shaft such that the handle shaft is unitarily rotatable with the drive shaft; and a rotation transmission mechanism including a drive gear and a pinion gear, the drive gear mounted to the drive shaft and unitarily rotatable with the drive shaft, the pinion gear disposed in a back-and-forth direction so as to be skew to the drive shaft, the pinion gear being meshed with the drive gear, wherein the reel unit includes a first body including a first bearing supporting the first end of the drive shaft such that the first end is rotatable, the first body supporting the pinion gear such that the pinion gear is rotatable, and a second body including a second bearing supporting the second end of the drive shaft such that the second end is rotatable, and the rotation transmission mechanism is in a mechanism mount space between the first body and the second body, and the first body includes a first drive shaft support part to which the first bearing is mounted, the second body includes a second drive shaft support part to which the second bearing is mounted, and the reel unit further includes a handle shaft support portion, said spinning reel being characterized in that the reel unit further includes und at least one third bearing, the handle shaft support portion being away from one of the first drive shaft support part and the second drive shaft support part in an axial direction parallel to the rotational axis of the handle shaft, the at least one third bearing mounted to the handle shaft support portion, the at least one third bearing supporting the handle shaft such that the handle shaft is rotatable. a reel unit; a handle including a handle shaft and a handle arm, the handle shaft rotatably supported by the reel unit at a first position, the handle arm mounted to the handle shaft and unitarily rotatable with the handle shaft, the handle arm extending in a radial direction from a rotational axis of the handle shaft; a drive shaft including a first end and a second end located opposite to the first end, the drive shaft rotatably supported by the reel unit at a second position different from the first position; a joint structure joining the handle shaft and the drive shaft such that the handle shaft is unitarily rotatable with the drive shaft; and a rotation transmission mechanism including a drive gear and a pinion gear, the drive gear mounted to the drive shaft and unitarily rotatable with the drive shaft, the pinion gear disposed in a back-and-forth direction so as to be skew to the drive shaft, the pinion gear being meshed with the drive gear, wherein the reel unit includes a first body including a first bearing supporting the first end of the drive shaft such that the first end is rotatable, the first body supporting the pinion gear such that the pinion gear is rotatable, and a second body including a second bearing supporting the second end of the drive shaft such that the second end is rotatable, and the rotation transmission mechanism is in a mechanism mount space between the first body and the second body, and the first body includes a first drive shaft support part to which the first bearing is mounted, the second body includes a second drive shaft support part to which the second bearing is mounted, and the reel unit further includes a handle shaft support portion, said spinning reel being characterized in that the reel unit further includes und at least one third bearing, the handle shaft support portion being away from one of the first drive shaft support part and the second drive shaft support part in an axial direction parallel to the rotational axis of the handle shaft, the at least one third bearing mounted to the handle shaft support portion, the at least one third bearing supporting the handle shaft such that the handle shaft is rotatable.