Provided are a recording head 6 for emitting a photocurable ink onto a recording medium, this photocurable ink being cured by application of light; an ultraviolet irradiation device equipped for applying ultraviolet light to the emitted ink; a carriage drive mechanism 11 for reciprocal scanning movement of the recording head 6 in the direction perpendicular to the direction X for conveying the recording medium P; and a control section 8 for controlling the carriage drive mechanism 11 to form one band by a plurality of reciprocal scanning movements of the recording head 7, and for controlling the recording head 6 to reduce the amount of the ink to be emitted from the recording head 6 in the last movement out of the reciprocal scanning movements required to form one band.