A portable navigation device comprising: a housing; a position detecting section configured to detect a current position; an input section configured to receive an input for specifying a destination; a destination direction detecting section configured to detect a destination direction to the destination from the current position; a terminal direction detecting section configured to detect a terminal direction of the housing; at least three active elements (60a-60d) disposed at different positions on or in the housing; an angular difference calculating section configured to calculate an angular difference between the destination direction and the terminal direction; and an active element control section configured to determine respective tactile sensation intensities of all of the at least three active elements based on the angular difference and to control the at least three active elements in accordance with the tactile sensation intensities, wherein said at least three active elements (60a-60d) are at least three vibration elements, and said active element control section is a vibration control section that determines respective vibration intensities of the at least three vibration elements and controls the at least three vibration elements in accordance with the vibration intensities, wherein said vibration control section is configured to calculate, on the basis of the angular difference, vibration intensity ratios between respective ones of the at least three vibration elements as part of determining said respective vibration intensities such that, when the vibration elements are controlled in accordance with the vibration intensities, a position of blended vibrations of each of the vibration elements is sensed by a user's hand at a single position indicative of the destination direction. a housing; a position detecting section configured to detect a current position; an input section configured to receive an input for specifying a destination; a destination direction detecting section configured to detect a destination direction to the destination from the current position; a terminal direction detecting section configured to detect a terminal direction of the housing; at least three active elements (60a-60d) disposed at different positions on or in the housing; an angular difference calculating section configured to calculate an angular difference between the destination direction and the terminal direction; and an active element control section configured to determine respective tactile sensation intensities of all of the at least three active elements based on the angular difference and to control the at least three active elements in accordance with the tactile sensation intensities, wherein an active element control section configured to determine respective tactile sensation intensities of all of the at least three active elements based on the angular difference and to control the at least three active elements in accordance with the tactile sensation intensities, wherein said at least three active elements (60a-60d) are at least three vibration elements, and said active element control section is a vibration control section that determines respective vibration intensities of the at least three vibration elements and controls the at least three vibration elements in accordance with the vibration intensities, wherein said vibration control section is configured to calculate, on the basis of the angular difference, vibration intensity ratios between respective ones of the at least three vibration elements as part of determining said respective vibration intensities such that, when the vibration elements are controlled in accordance with the vibration intensities, a position of blended vibrations of each of the vibration elements is sensed by a user's hand at a single position indicative of the destination direction.