An electrostatic capacitance detection device formed with a first electrode, an insulating layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the insulating layer, the electrostatic capacitance detection device configured to calculate a shear force applied from above an upper portion of the second electrode, the electrostatic capacitance detection device being characterized in that the first electrode is formed in a two layer structure of a lower first electrode and a upper first electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween, the second electrode is formed in a two layer structure of a lower second electrode and an upper second electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween, the lower first electrode and the lower second electrode are in linear patterns extending in an X direction, and the upper first electrode and the upper second electrode are in linear patterns extending in a Y direction, and the X direction and the Y direction are mutually perpendicular directions, and in that the insulating layer: is formed of a plurality of layers sequentially stacked with each other, and the plurality of insulating layers are formed of a plurality of foams having different bubble sizes; has a multi-layer structure made of foams of an identical material that are sequentially stacked with each other and has gradation such that the hardness or elastic modulus of the material changes in a stepwise manner in a certain direction; or is formed of a single layer, and the insulating layer is formed of a foam having gradation such that the bubble concentration or bubble size changes in a stepwise manner. a first electrode, an insulating layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the insulating layer, the electrostatic capacitance detection device configured to calculate a shear force applied from above an upper portion of the second electrode, the electrostatic capacitance detection device being characterized in that the first electrode is formed in a two layer structure of a lower first electrode and a upper first electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween, the second electrode is formed in a two layer structure of a lower second electrode and an upper second electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween, the lower first electrode and the lower second electrode are in linear patterns extending in an X direction, and the upper first electrode and the upper second electrode are in linear patterns extending in a Y direction, and the X direction and the Y direction are mutually perpendicular directions, and in that the insulating layer: is formed of a plurality of layers sequentially stacked with each other, and the plurality of insulating layers are formed of a plurality of foams having different bubble sizes; has a multi-layer structure made of foams of an identical material that are sequentially stacked with each other and has gradation such that the hardness or elastic modulus of the material changes in a stepwise manner in a certain direction; or is formed of a single layer, and the insulating layer is formed of a foam having gradation such that the bubble concentration or bubble size changes in a stepwise manner. is formed of a plurality of layers sequentially stacked with each other, and the plurality of insulating layers are formed of a plurality of foams having different bubble sizes; has a multi-layer structure made of foams of an identical material that are sequentially stacked with each other and has gradation such that the hardness or elastic modulus of the material changes in a stepwise manner in a certain direction; or is formed of a single layer, and the insulating layer is formed of a foam having gradation such that the bubble concentration or bubble size changes in a stepwise manner.