An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing member configured to form a latent image thereon and to bear a toner image; a developing unit configured to develop the latent image formed on the image bearing member with a toner to form a toner image; an intermediate transfer member to which the toner image developed by the developing unit is primary transferred; and a transferring unit configured to secondary transfer the toner image borne on the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium, wherein the intermediate transfer member is an intermediate transfer belt, and the intermediate transfer belt, comprises: a base; an elastic layer formed on the base; and spherical particles deposited on a surface of the elastic layer and are embedded into the elastic layer, wherein the elastic layer is an uppermost layer, and has micro rubber hardness of 40° or lower as measured by a micro rubber hardness tester MD-1 of KOBUNSHI KEIKI CO., LTD. in the environment of 10°C and 15% RH; wherein a difference between surface resistivity of a surface of the intermediate transfer belt at the side of the elastic layer measured in the environment of 10°C and 15%RH and surface resistivity thereof measured in the environment of 23°C and 50%RH is within 1.5 digits or smaller and where digit expresses a difference in the logarithm of the surface resistivity and surface resistivity is measured by Hiresta of Mitsubishi Chemical Analytech Co., Ltd, and the elastic layer has micro rubber hardness of 35° or lower in the environment of 23°C and 50%RH; wherein the elastic layer contains acrylic rubber, a metal hydroxide compound, and a red phosphorous compound, and wherein the elastic layer exhibits V-0 in UL94-V flammability test, or VTM-0 in UL94-VTM flammability test; and wherein an amount of the metal hydroxide compound is 10 parts by mass to 40 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic rubber, and an amount of the red phosphorous compound is 10 parts by mass to 25 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic rubber. an image bearing member configured to form a latent image thereon and to bear a toner image; a developing unit configured to develop the latent image formed on the image bearing member with a toner to form a toner image; an intermediate transfer member to which the toner image developed by the developing unit is primary transferred; and a transferring unit configured to secondary transfer the toner image borne on the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium, wherein the intermediate transfer member is an intermediate transfer belt, and the intermediate transfer belt, comprises: a base; an elastic layer formed on the base; and spherical particles deposited on a surface of the elastic layer and are embedded into the elastic layer, wherein the elastic layer is an uppermost layer, and has micro rubber hardness of 40° or lower as measured by a micro rubber hardness tester MD-1 of KOBUNSHI KEIKI CO., LTD. in the environment of 10°C and 15% RH; wherein a difference between surface resistivity of a surface of the intermediate transfer belt at the side of the elastic layer measured in the environment of 10°C and 15%RH and surface resistivity thereof measured in the environment of 23°C and 50%RH is within 1.5 digits or smaller and where digit expresses a difference in the logarithm of the surface resistivity and surface resistivity is measured by Hiresta of Mitsubishi Chemical Analytech Co., Ltd, and the elastic layer has micro rubber hardness of 35° or lower in the environment of 23°C and 50%RH; wherein the elastic layer contains acrylic rubber, a metal hydroxide compound, and a red phosphorous compound, and wherein the elastic layer exhibits V-0 in UL94-V flammability test, or VTM-0 in UL94-VTM flammability test; and wherein an amount of the metal hydroxide compound is 10 parts by mass to 40 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic rubber, and an amount of the red phosphorous compound is 10 parts by mass to 25 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic rubber. a base; an elastic layer formed on the base; and spherical particles deposited on a surface of the elastic layer and are embedded into the elastic layer, wherein the elastic layer is an uppermost layer, and has micro rubber hardness of 40° or lower as measured by a micro rubber hardness tester MD-1 of KOBUNSHI KEIKI CO., LTD. in the environment of 10°C and 15% RH; wherein a difference between surface resistivity of a surface of the intermediate transfer belt at the side of the elastic layer measured in the environment of 10°C and 15%RH and surface resistivity thereof measured in the environment of 23°C and 50%RH is within 1.5 digits or smaller and where digit expresses a difference in the logarithm of the surface resistivity and surface resistivity is measured by Hiresta of Mitsubishi Chemical Analytech Co., Ltd, and the elastic layer has micro rubber hardness of 35° or lower in the environment of 23°C and 50%RH; wherein the elastic layer contains acrylic rubber, a metal hydroxide compound, and a red phosphorous compound, and wherein the elastic layer exhibits V-0 in UL94-V flammability test, or VTM-0 in UL94-VTM flammability test; and wherein an amount of the metal hydroxide compound is 10 parts by mass to 40 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic rubber, and an amount of the red phosphorous compound is 10 parts by mass to 25 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic rubber.