Provided is an image coding method for determining one of frame coding and field coding while suppressing increase in the complexity. The image coding method includes: coding a current picture included in the pictures (S100); determining whether a picture next to the current picture is to be coded in frame coding or field coding, depending on motion information that is information for indicating a motion in the current picture (S102); and coding the next picture in frame coding when it is determined in the determining that the next picture is to be coded in frame coding, and coding the next picture in field coding when it is determined in the determining that the next picture is to be coded in field coding (S104).