| abstract |
An ink jet recording apparatus includes a line head including a region of nozzles that are formed in an intersecting direction intersecting a transport direction of a recording medium and eject an ink, the region covering a printing region of the recording medium in the intersecting direction, a drying unit that dries the recording medium, a transport unit that transports the recording medium, and a control unit. The ink contains colloidal silica, and the control unit controls the drying unit and the transport unit such that drying of the ink is started within 0.4 second after the ink is attached to the recording medium. |