Ink jet recording apparatus

An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:

• an ink jet recording head;
• an upstream side transport unit that is arranged upstream of a recording position by the ink jet recording head and transports a recording sheet;
• a downstream side transport unit that is arranged downstream of the recording position by the ink jet recording head and transports the recording sheet;
• a platen arranged to be spaced apart from the ink jet recording head by a predetermined interval necessary for image recording, the platen being movable in a transport direction of the recording sheet between the upstream side transport unit and the downstream side transport unit;
• a control unit controlling a movement of the platen;
• and
• an ink receiver arranged to face the ink jet recording head across an ink ejection region of the ink jet recording head, the ink receiver receiving ink that was ejected from the ink jet recording head and passed across a position where the platen does not exist.