It is an object to minimize the effect of the reproduction transmission path characteristics or optical characteristics of an optical head, and more suitably adjust recording conditions. The recording condition optimization method of the present invention involves optimizing recording conditions in the recording of information to an optical disk (100), comprising a recording step (1103) of recording a recording pattern including a plurality of recording marks to the optical disk using specific recording conditions, a reproduction step (1102) of reproducing the recording pattern recorded in the recording step (1103), an equalization characteristics setting step (1101) of setting waveform equalization characteristics according to the recording pattern, an equalization step (1105) of using the waveform equalization characteristics set in the equalization characteristics setting step (1101) to equalize the waveform of the reproduction signal reproduced in the reproduction step (1102), and an adjustment step (1104) of using the reproduction signal whose waveform has been equalized in the equalization step (1105) to adjust the recording conditions.