A tactile sensation providing apparatus comprising: an actuator , a housing , and an object of vibration ; the actuator comprising: a piezoelectric element ; a vibration plate that has the piezoelectric element joined thereto on a first main surface of the vibration plate and is configured to vibrate in accordance with displacement of the piezoelectric element ; supports configured to support the vibration plate , respectively provided at the ends of the vibration plate in a longitudinal direction, wherein the supports maintain a clearance between the piezoelectric element and the housing to prevent the piezoelectric element from hitting the housing when the vibration plate vibrates in accordance with displacement of the piezoelectric element ; and a holder on a second main surface of the vibration plate , wherein the object of vibration is joined to the holder by adhesion and configured to provide a tactile sensation to a user by vibration of the vibration plate being transmitted to the object of vibration ; wherein the vibration plate and the supports are integrally molded; wherein the first main surface of the vibration plate is the surface facing the housing and the second main surface of the vibration plate is the surface facing the object of vibration ; and wherein the actuator is joined to the housing by fixing portions or wherein the supports are directly joined to the housing by adhesion. an actuator , a housing , and an object of vibration ; the actuator comprising: a piezoelectric element ; a vibration plate that has the piezoelectric element joined thereto on a first main surface of the vibration plate and is configured to vibrate in accordance with displacement of the piezoelectric element ; supports configured to support the vibration plate , respectively provided at the ends of the vibration plate in a longitudinal direction, wherein the supports maintain a clearance between the piezoelectric element and the housing to prevent the piezoelectric element from hitting the housing when the vibration plate vibrates in accordance with displacement of the piezoelectric element ; and a holder on a second main surface of the vibration plate , a piezoelectric element ; a vibration plate that has the piezoelectric element joined thereto on a first main surface of the vibration plate and is configured to vibrate in accordance with displacement of the piezoelectric element ; supports configured to support the vibration plate , respectively provided at the ends of the vibration plate in a longitudinal direction, wherein the supports maintain a clearance between the piezoelectric element and the housing to prevent the piezoelectric element from hitting the housing when the vibration plate vibrates in accordance with displacement of the piezoelectric element ; and a holder on a second main surface of the vibration plate , wherein the object of vibration is joined to the holder by adhesion and configured to provide a tactile sensation to a user by vibration of the vibration plate being transmitted to the object of vibration ; wherein the vibration plate and the supports are integrally molded; wherein the first main surface of the vibration plate is the surface facing the housing and the second main surface of the vibration plate is the surface facing the object of vibration ; and wherein the actuator is joined to the housing by fixing portions or wherein the supports are directly joined to the housing by adhesion. <EOS>