An image recording method includes: jetting light curable ink on a recording medium by a recording head of an inkjet type; irradiating light from a light source toward the recording medium; and curing the light curable ink to form an image, wherein at least one of light intensity of the light source and light curability of the light curable ink is adjusted so as to make viscosity increase rate of the light curable ink not less than 20% after the light source irradiates the light directly toward the light curable ink for a first predetermined time period; and light intensity at a jetted surface of the recording head is adjusted so as to make the viscosity increase rate of the light curable ink from 5% to 30% after light having the light intensity at the jetted surface is irradiated toward the light curable ink for a second predetermined time period.