An endoscope illumination system having an objective lens system forming an image of an object of an internal organ or in a hollow structural body and a light guide fiber bundle for guiding illumination light generated by the light guide source to a light exit end thereof and illuminating the object includes a shift mechanism means for causing parallel movement of the optical axis of the light exit end with respect to and in a plane including the optical axis of the illumination lens system.
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