A bending portion-equipped medical apparatus comprising: an insertion portion having on a distal end side thereof a bending portion; an operation portion provided at a proximal end of the insertion portion; the operation portion includes a grasping portion and an operation portion body, wherein the grasping portion is consecutively connected to the insertion portion and the operation portion body, the grasping portion having a longitudinal axis which is in a positional relationship that is common or parallel with an insertion axis of the insertion portion, the grasping portion being configured to be grasped by the operator; and an operation element configured to perform an operation to bend the bending portion, the operation element including a shaft portion including a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, the shaft portion being provided to be orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the operation portion, a tilting direction and an tilting angle of the shaft portion being changeable, and a finger contact portion fixed to a distal end portion of the shaft portion in an integrated manner; characterized in that the finger contact portion has a pentahedron or hexahedron shape and wherein the finger contact portion includes: an attachment surface which is a bottom face having a substantially quadrangular shape including four sides each set to have a predetermined length, the attachment surface including an attachment portion to be attached to one end portion of the shaft portion, a first operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially triangular shape with a first side of the attachment surface as a bottom face of the triangular shape, a second operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially triangular shape with a second side facing the first side as a bottom face of the triangular shape, a third operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially quadrangular shape with a third side intersecting the first side of the attachment surface as a bottom face of the quadrangular shape, and a fourth operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially quadrangular shape with a fourth side facing the third side as a bottom face of the quadrangular shape; and wherein the third operation surface and the fourth operation surface are arranged on a distal end side and a proximal end side of the longitudinal axis. an insertion portion having on a distal end side thereof a bending portion; an operation portion provided at a proximal end of the insertion portion; an attachment surface which is a bottom face having a substantially quadrangular shape including four sides each set to have a predetermined length, the attachment surface including an attachment portion to be attached to one end portion of the shaft portion, a first operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially triangular shape with a first side of the attachment surface as a bottom face of the triangular shape, a second operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially triangular shape with a second side facing the first side as a bottom face of the triangular shape, a third operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially quadrangular shape with a third side intersecting the first side of the attachment surface as a bottom face of the quadrangular shape, and a fourth operation surface including an inclined surface having a substantially quadrangular shape with a fourth side facing the third side as a bottom face of the quadrangular shape; and