A direct cylinder injection-type spark ignition internal combustion engine comprising a spark plug, a cavity formed in the top surface of the piston, and a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel into said cavity in nearly the shape of a fan having a relative small thickness, wherein a side wall of said cavity opposed to said fuel injection valve, for leading said fuel to the vicinity of said spark plug, has a horizontal arcuate shape which is nearly symmetrical to a first vertical plane, said first vertical plane being separated away from a vertical center plane at the center of said fuel and being nearly in parallel with said vertical center plane.