According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a main pole configured to apply a perpendicular recording magnetic field to a recording layer of a recording medium, a return pole opposed to the trailing side of the main pole with a write gap therebetween and configured to reflux magnetic flux from the main pole to form a magnetic circuit in conjunction with the main pole, a coil configured to excite magnetic flux in the magnetic circuit includes the main pole and the return pole, a plurality of high-frequency oscillatory elements individually interposed between the main pole and the return pole, includes a plurality of magnetic films different in magnetic resonance frequency, and configured to individually apply high-frequency magnetic fields to the recording medium, and an electrical circuit configured to energize the high-frequency oscillatory elements.