An antifogging article having a high antifogging property and being excellent in persistence of the antifogging property is provided. The antifogging article having a substrate and a water absorbing layer on a surface of at least a part of the substrate, wherein the water absorbing layer comprises a cured epoxy resin as a main body, obtained by reacting a polyepoxide and a curing agent, and a surfactant having an HLB within a range of 6 to 18, the HLB being calculated by a Griffin method.