According to one embodiment, in an information recording medium in which letting H1 (nm) a groove depth of a first substrate on which a first recording layer is formed, H2 (nm) a groove depth of a second substrate on which a second recording layer is formed, H11 (nm) a thickness of a first dye layer at a land area, H12 (nm) a thickness of the first dye layer at a groove bottom area, H21 (nm) a thickness of a second dye layer at a land area, and H22 (nm) a thickness of the second dye layer at a groove bottom area, the groove depth H1 of the first substrate and the groove depth H2 of the second substrate satisfy |H11−H12|=α, |H21−H22|=β, λ/8n≦H1−α≦λ/3n, and λ/8n≦H2−β≦λ/3n.