A lithium ion secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material disposed on a positive electrode current collector, wherein the positive electrode active material includes a transition metal composite oxide represented by general formula Li x Ni y Co z Me (1-y-z) O 2, wherein Me is at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Na, Fe, Cr, Cu, Zn, Ca, K, Mg, and Pb, "x" is a numeral satisfying 1 ≤ x ≤ 1.2, "y" and "z" are positive numerals satisfying y + z < 1, "y" is a numeral of 0.5 or less, and wherein y > 1 - y - z and y > z; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material disposed on a negative electrode current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material includes graphite particles and/or amorphous carbon particles; a separator; and an electrolyte solution, the electrolyte solution including an additive A containing sulfur, and at least one of a cyclic carbonate additive B which is different from the additive A and which has an unsaturated bond and a cyclic carbonate additive C which is different from the additives A and B and which has a halogen, said additive A being selected from the group consisting of methylene methanedisulfonate (MMDS), ethylene methanedisulfonate, propylene methanedisulfonate, methylenebis(benzenesulfonate), methylenebis(phenylmethanesulfonate), and methylenebis(ethanesulfonate), said additive B being selected from group consisting of vinylene carbonate, vinylethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate methacrylate, and propylene carbonate acrylate, said additive C being selected from the group consisting of fluoroethylene carbonate, difluoroethylene carbonate, trifluoroethylene carbonate, chloroethylene carbonate, dichloroethylene carbonate, and trichloroethylene carbonate; and wherein after the initial charging and discharging of the lithium ion secondary battery, a molar ratio of the additive A relative to a total molar amount of the additive A, the additive B, and the additive C is smaller than a total of a molar ratio of the additive B and a molar ratio of the additive C relative to the total molar amount, wherein said initial charging and discharging is carried out by performing an constant-current constant-voltage charging at a current of 1 C with an upper voltage of 4.15 V under an atmosphere temperature of 55°C until the residual battery state of charge became 100% from 0% and then performing a constant-current discharging at a current of 1 C until the state of charge became 0%. a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material disposed on a positive electrode current collector, wherein the positive electrode active material includes a transition metal composite oxide represented by general formula Li x Ni y Co z Me (1-y-z) O 2, wherein Me is at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Na, Fe, Cr, Cu, Zn, Ca, K, Mg, and Pb, "x" is a numeral satisfying 1 ≤ x ≤ 1.2, "y" and "z" are positive numerals satisfying y + z < 1, "y" is a numeral of 0.5 or less, and wherein y > 1 - y - z and y > z; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material disposed on a negative electrode current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material includes graphite particles and/or amorphous carbon particles; a separator; and an electrolyte solution, the electrolyte solution including an additive A containing sulfur, and at least one of a cyclic carbonate additive B which is different from the additive A and which has an unsaturated bond and a cyclic carbonate additive C which is different from the additives A and B and which has a halogen, said additive A being selected from the group consisting of methylene methanedisulfonate (MMDS), ethylene methanedisulfonate, propylene methanedisulfonate, methylenebis(benzenesulfonate), methylenebis(phenylmethanesulfonate), and methylenebis(ethanesulfonate), said additive B being selected from group consisting of vinylene carbonate, vinylethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate methacrylate, and propylene carbonate acrylate, said additive C being selected from the group consisting of fluoroethylene carbonate, difluoroethylene carbonate, trifluoroethylene carbonate, chloroethylene carbonate, dichloroethylene carbonate, and trichloroethylene carbonate; and wherein after the initial charging and discharging of the lithium ion secondary battery, a molar ratio of the additive A relative to a total molar amount of the additive A, the additive B, and the additive C is smaller than a total of a molar ratio of the additive B and a molar ratio of the additive C relative to the total molar amount, wherein said initial charging and discharging is carried out by performing an constant-current constant-voltage charging at a current of 1 C with an upper voltage of 4.15 V under an atmosphere temperature of 55°C until the residual battery state of charge became 100% from 0% and then performing a constant-current discharging at a current of 1 C until the state of charge became 0%.