This paper discusses the meaning of “touch” for young people whose opportunities for direct interaction and actual experience are decreasing. In this paper, I define “touching” as a conscious or unconscious interaction through the body in order to directly interact with the world, such as touching, smelling, or sharing the same place.First of all, I will summarize the meaning of “touching” or “not touching” with reference to the literature.Next, I will review how “touching” has been discussed in the field of sandplay therapy, and reconsider the meaning of “touching” from the perspective of “establishment of the subject,” i.e., the existence of the self as a framework and the self as a reflection of that framework, and the acquisition of a perspective that overlooks the dynamic movement of both.Finally, I will discuss the meaning of the experience of “touching” for university students
