An optical recording apparatus comprises a means for calculating an optimum recording power, capable of varying a recording power to perform a recording process on a test recording area of the erasable optical disc, and calculating an optimum recording power according to signals obtained by reproducing the test recording area; and an a means for calculating an optimum erasing power from the optimum recording power and a coefficient corresponding to the optimum recording power. The optimum recording power and the optimum erasing power are used for recording the erasable optical disc. Thereby, even though the dispersion of the recording power becomes large, the erasing power is not greater than a certain range; therefore, the total of the recording power and the erasing power can be restrained and the degradation of the durability, that the optical disc can be repeatedly recorded, can be suppressed.