DAMPING FORCE VARIABLE SHOCK ABSORBER

A damping force variable shock absorber includes a damping force variable mechanism including a damping force generator, a damping force variable actuator, and a damping force controller which controls an operation of the damping force variable actuator, and a vehicle height control mechanism including a self-pumping mechanism configured to, using a vibration caused by traveling of a vehicle as a driving force, pressurize a hydraulic oil and push a spring, a vehicle height variable actuator which switches a flow path of the hydraulic oil pressurize by self-pumping, and a vehicle height controller which controls an operation of the vehicle height variable actuator. The damping force controller performs a damping force variable control in which a damping force in a pushing process of the spring while a vehicle height is increasing is set to be weaker than a damping force during a period in which the vehicle height is not increasing.