To provide a superior method and an apparatus for ink jet recording having superior printing quality, water resistance and light resistance and causing no clogging in which an ink cartridge with a dispersive ink stored is used, effects by the movement of a head carriage when images are recorded are eliminated, and the head carriage can be made small.

In this method for ink jet recording with the use of the ink jet recording apparatus including the head carriage 5 where the ink cartridge 4 with the dispersive ink stored is loaded, ultrasonic waves are acted when the head carriage 5 is present at a standby position, thereby dispersing the dispersion type ink again.