To provide an ink jet recording sheet excellent in a gloss property and ink adsorption, free from an application trouble and crazing of an ink receiving layer using fine grain silica.

In a method for manufacturing an ink jet recording material by applying a coating liquid, in which solid fine grains are dispersed, to a water- resistant base material, a time from the end of dispersion of the solid fine grains to the start of application of the coating liquid is at least five hours, or the coating liquid is heated at 50°C or higher during this time.