Ink jet recording sheet has excellent recording properties and print preservability (especially, print light resistance and ozone resistance) for dye ink as well as pigment ink. The ink jet recording sheet includes: a supporting medium; and an ink receiving layer disposed on the supporting medium, the ink receiving layer including pigment, at least a styrene-acryl copolymer resin as an adhesive, and a guanidine compound and a secondary ammonium salt compound as a cationic polymer.