A recording apparatus comprising: a recording head having a head surface on which liquid ejection nozzles configured to eject liquid droplets onto a medium (P) are arranged, the recording head being configured to perform recording onto the medium; a transportation path along which the medium is transported via a head facing region which faces the recording head; and a maintenance unit for maintenance of the recording head, wherein the head facing region, which is a region of the transportation path which faces the recording head, is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction and to a vertical direction, and the recording head is provided to be rotatable, and when rotating, the recording head can be switched between a first position in which the head surface is inclined along an inclination of the head facing region, the first position being a position for performing recording, and a second position in which the head surface becomes substantially horizontal, the second position being a position for performing maintenance by the maintenance unit; wherein the recording apparatus further includes a rack , a pinion gear , a maintenance unit driving motor , an output tray and a paper sheet cassette ; Z characterised in that J Z a portion of the transportation path downstream from the head facing region , which forms a curved path provided with the recording head disposed inside thereof, is configured as an output path such that the medium transported along the output path is output with a recording surface facing towards the surface of the output tray ; wherein the output tray and the paper sheet cassette are at least partially overlapped with each other in a height direction of the recording apparatus ; wherein the rack extends in the displacement direction of the maintenance unit and is disposed on the lower side of the maintenance unit , and wherein the maintenance unit driving motor is configured to rotate the pinion gear which meshes with the rack . a recording head having a head surface on which liquid ejection nozzles configured to eject liquid droplets onto a medium (P) are arranged, the recording head being configured to perform recording onto the medium; a transportation path along which the medium is transported via a head facing region which faces the recording head; and a maintenance unit for maintenance of the recording head, wherein the head facing region, which is a region of the transportation path which faces the recording head, is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction and to a vertical direction, and the recording head is provided to be rotatable, and when rotating, the recording head can be switched between a first position in which the head surface is inclined along an inclination of the head facing region, the first position being a position for performing recording, and a second position in which the head surface becomes substantially horizontal, the second position being a position for performing maintenance by the maintenance unit; wherein the recording apparatus further includes a rack , a pinion gear , a maintenance unit driving motor , an output tray and a paper sheet cassette ; Z characterised in that J Z a portion of the transportation path downstream from the head facing region , which forms a curved path provided with the recording head disposed inside thereof, is configured as an output path such that the medium transported along the output path is output with a recording surface facing towards the surface of the output tray ; wherein the output tray and the paper sheet cassette are at least partially overlapped with each other in a height direction of the recording apparatus ; wherein the rack extends in the displacement direction of the maintenance unit and is disposed on the lower side of the maintenance unit , and wherein the maintenance unit driving motor is configured to rotate the pinion gear which meshes with the rack . <EOS>