The present invention provides a lens holding device excellent in an impact resistance.The lens holding device comprising a lens carrier having a cylindrical shape extending in an optical axis direction of a lens and holding said lens at an inner peripheral face side,a coil provided to a coil attaching part formed at an outer peripheral face of said lens carrier, an outer wall part, an inner wall part placed so that said coil is between said outer wall part, a connection part connecting said outer wall part and said inner wall part; andsaid inner face part has an inner face facing said lens carrier, an outer face facing said coil, and a first side face and a second side face which connects said inner face and said outer face and approximately parallel to each other, further at said outer peripheral face of said lens carrier, a control part is formed which has a main face facing said inner face, a first projection face facing said first side face, and a second projection face facing said second side face.