Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus

An ink jet recording apparatus to be used in an ink jet recording method including ejecting an aqueous ink from a recording head of an ink jet system through action of thermal energy to apply the aqueous ink to a recording medium, to thereby record an image,

• the ink jet recording apparatus comprising:
• a mechanism configured to heat the aqueous ink to be ejected from the recording head and applied to the recording medium to a temperature TH (° C.);
• and
• a mechanism configured to heat the recording medium having the aqueous ink applied thereto to a temperature TF (° C.),
• the aqueous ink containing a pigment and a polyester resin particle,
• the polyester resin particle having a ratio of a weight average molecular weight to a number average molecular weight of 6.0 or less,
• a glass transition temperature TG (° C.) of the polyester resin particle, the temperature TH (° C.) and the temperature TF (° C.) satisfying relationships of the following expressions (1) to (3),
• a heat quantity (W·h)/g) to be applied to the aqueous ink applied to the recording medium being 2 (W·h)/g or more,
• the recording medium having a water absorption amount of 10 mL/m2 or less in a Bristow method from start of contact to 30 msec1/2.
• TG(° C.)>TH(° C.) (1)
• TF(° C.)≥TH(° C.)+10° C. (2)
• TF(° C.)≥TG(° C.)−10° C. (3)