An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising: a recording head for ejecting an ink onto a recording medium; an ink curing device for curing the ink which has adhered to the recording medium; a conveying device (102, 103) capable of conveying the recording medium in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a control device for controlling the recording head, the ink curing device and the conveying device (102, 103), the control device comprising: a first control part for performing first printing including ejecting the ink from the recording head while conveying the recording medium in the first direction, curing the ink ejected from the recording head before the elapse of a prescribed period of time after the ejection so that ink droplets are cured before combining with each other into a unitary body, and ejecting and curing of the ink so that the ink can be ejected on the ink which has been already ejected and cured; an additional control part for conveying the recording medium in the second direction after the completion of the first printing; and a second control part for performing, after the recording medium has been conveyed in the second direction, second printing including ejecting the ink on the ink which has already been cured on the recording medium while conveying the recording medium in the first direction, and curing the ink ejected on the ink which has already been cured after the elapse of the prescribed period of time after the ejection so that the ink droplets are cured after combining with each other into a generally unitary body. a recording head for ejecting an ink onto a recording medium; an ink curing device for curing the ink which has adhered to the recording medium; a conveying device (102, 103) capable of conveying the recording medium in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a control device for controlling the recording head, the ink curing device and the conveying device (102, 103), the control device comprising: a first control part for performing first printing including ejecting the ink from the recording head while conveying the recording medium in the first direction, curing the ink ejected from the recording head before the elapse of a prescribed period of time after the ejection so that ink droplets are cured before combining with each other into a unitary body, and ejecting and curing of the ink so that the ink can be ejected on the ink which has been already ejected and cured; an additional control part for conveying the recording medium in the second direction after the completion of the first printing; and a second control part for performing, after the recording medium has been conveyed in the second direction, second printing including ejecting the ink on the ink which has already been cured on the recording medium while conveying the recording medium in the first direction, and curing the ink ejected on the ink which has already been cured after the elapse of the prescribed period of time after the ejection so that the ink droplets are cured after combining with each other into a generally unitary body. a first control part for performing first printing including ejecting the ink from the recording head while conveying the recording medium in the first direction, curing the ink ejected from the recording head before the elapse of a prescribed period of time after the ejection so that ink droplets are cured before combining with each other into a unitary body, and ejecting and curing of the ink so that the ink can be ejected on the ink which has been already ejected and cured; an additional control part for conveying the recording medium in the second direction after the completion of the first printing; and a second control part for performing, after the recording medium has been conveyed in the second direction, second printing including ejecting the ink on the ink which has already been cured on the recording medium while conveying the recording medium in the first direction, and curing the ink ejected on the ink which has already been cured after the elapse of the prescribed period of time after the ejection so that the ink droplets are cured after combining with each other into a generally unitary body.