A recording apparatus comprising: an ejecting unit which can reciprocate in first and second opposite directions (B1, B2) and can eject onto a recording medium (P) a first ink (I1) for image forming and a second ink , which is a substantially colorless permeation ink for causing the first ink to permeate through the recording medium so that a colouring material of the first ink is dispersed in the entire thickness direction of the recording medium onto a face on a side opposite to a recording face; and a control unit which can control ejecting operations of the first ink and the second ink in the ejecting unit, wherein the ejecting unit can eject the first ink (I1) from a first ejecting unit (N1) and the second ink from a second ejecting unit (N2) while reciprocating in the reciprocating direction (B), characterized in that the control unit is arranged to perform a plurality of ejecting operations of the first ink with respect to one ejecting operation of the second ink such that at least a part of a landing position of the second ink and respective landing positions of the first ink overlap on the recording medium, the control unit is arranged to perform an ejecting operation of the first ink at least once with respect to the same recording region in both an outward direction (B1) and a return direction (B2) in the reciprocating direction; and the control unit is configured to execute the plurality of ejecting operations of the first ink so that each ejecting amount is equal, wherein the ejecting unit includes a first ejecting unit (N1, 7a) configured to eject the first ink and second ejecting unit (N2, 7b) configured to eject the second ink, and the first ejecting unit is provided on both sides of the second ejecting unit in the reciprocating direction. an ejecting unit which can reciprocate in first and second opposite directions (B1, B2) and can eject onto a recording medium (P) a first ink (I1) for image forming and a second ink , which is a substantially colorless permeation ink for causing the first ink to permeate through the recording medium so that a colouring material of the first ink is dispersed in the entire thickness direction of the recording medium onto a face on a side opposite to a recording face; and a control unit which can control ejecting operations of the first ink and the second ink in the ejecting unit, wherein the ejecting unit can eject the first ink (I1) from a first ejecting unit (N1) and the second ink from a second ejecting unit (N2) while reciprocating in the reciprocating direction (B), characterized in that the control unit is arranged to perform a plurality of ejecting operations of the first ink with respect to one ejecting operation of the second ink such that at least a part of a landing position of the second ink and respective landing positions of the first ink overlap on the recording medium, the control unit is arranged to perform an ejecting operation of the first ink at least once with respect to the same recording region in both an outward direction (B1) and a return direction (B2) in the reciprocating direction; and the control unit is configured to execute the plurality of ejecting operations of the first ink so that each ejecting amount is equal, wherein the ejecting unit includes a first ejecting unit (N1, 7a) configured to eject the first ink and second ejecting unit (N2, 7b) configured to eject the second ink, and the first ejecting unit is provided on both sides of the second ejecting unit in the reciprocating direction. <EOS>