A recording head (2) is provided with a slider (20); a recording element (21), which is fixed on a side surface on the flow out end side of the slider, and has a main magnetic pole (32) and an auxiliary magnetic pole (30) for generating a recording magnetic field; and a spot light generating element (22). The spot light generating element is provided with a core (40) having a reflection surface (40a) for reflecting a luminous flux (L), which is introduced from one end side, to the other end side in a direction different from the introducing direction, and a luminous flux collecting section (40b) for generating spot light (R) by propagating the reflected luminous flux toward the other end side while collecting the reflected luminous flux; and a clad (41) for confining the core inside. The spot light generating element is fixed adjacent to the recording element with the other end side facing to the magnetic recoding medium. The recording head is also provided with a luminous flux introducing means (4), which is arranged in parallel to the slider and introduces the luminous flux into the core from the one end side. The luminous flux collecting section generates spot light in the vicinity of the main magnetic pole.