A recovery system for a recording head (17a to 17c), comprising: - a recording head (17a to 17c) that includes a nozzle region where a discharge nozzle has an opening, the nozzle region being configured to discharge ink onto a recording medium; - a plurality of wipers (35a to 35c) configured to apply and spread ink discharged from the nozzle region over an ink discharge face, and then to pressure-contact a wiping start position outside the nozzle region and to wipe the ink discharge face in a predetermined direction, the ink discharge face including the nozzle region; - a driving mechanism (38, 43, 50) configured to reciprocate the wiper along the ink discharge face and move the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) in an approaching or separating direction with respect to the ink discharge face, - a control unit for controlling the operation of the at least one wiper (35a to 35c), wherein the control unit is configured to stop the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) for a predetermined time at a stop position facing one end of the nozzle region at a predetermined distance from the nozzle region so as to hold the ink discharged from the nozzle region between an upper end face of the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) and a whole region in a width direction of the ink discharge face, wherein the control unit is configured to move the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) from the stop position along the ink discharge face so as to apply the ink over the ink discharge face while holding the ink between the upper end face of the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) and the ink discharge face, and wherein the control unit is configured to move the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) along the ink discharge face so as to wipe off the ink while contacting the ink discharge face over which the ink is applied; and - an ink holding structure configured to hold the ink discharged from the nozzle region on the upper end face of the at least one wiper (35a to 35c), characterized in that the ink holding structure includes a groove shaped concave portion, the concave portion being provided on the upper end face of the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) such as to face the nozzle region, wherein the concave portion is formed along the width direction of the ink discharge face, and wherein the concave portion has a tapered shape with a groove width gradually widened from one end portion toward another end portion along the width direction of the ink discharge face. - a recording head (17a to 17c) that includes a nozzle region where a discharge nozzle has an opening, the nozzle region being configured to discharge ink onto a recording medium; - a plurality of wipers (35a to 35c) configured to apply and spread ink discharged from the nozzle region over an ink discharge face, and then to pressure-contact a wiping start position outside the nozzle region and to wipe the ink discharge face in a predetermined direction, the ink discharge face including the nozzle region; - a driving mechanism (38, 43, 50) configured to reciprocate the wiper along the ink discharge face and move the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) in an approaching or separating direction with respect to the ink discharge face, - a control unit for controlling the operation of the at least one wiper (35a to 35c), wherein the control unit is configured to stop the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) for a predetermined time at a stop position facing one end of the nozzle region at a predetermined distance from the nozzle region so as to hold the ink discharged from the nozzle region between an upper end face of the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) and a whole region in a width direction of the ink discharge face, wherein the control unit is configured to move the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) from the stop position along the ink discharge face so as to apply the ink over the ink discharge face while holding the ink between the upper end face of the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) and the ink discharge face, and wherein the control unit is configured to move the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) along the ink discharge face so as to wipe off the ink while contacting the ink discharge face over which the ink is applied; and - an ink holding structure configured to hold the ink discharged from the nozzle region on the upper end face of the at least one wiper (35a to 35c), characterized in that the ink holding structure includes a groove shaped concave portion, the concave portion being provided on the upper end face of the at least one wiper (35a to 35c) such as to face the nozzle region, wherein the concave portion is formed along the width direction of the ink discharge face, and wherein the concave portion has a tapered shape with a groove width gradually widened from one end portion toward another end portion along the width direction of the ink discharge face.