A discharge liquid agitating mechanism, and an inkjet recording apparatus having the discharge liquid agitating mechanism, are provided which are simple in construction, and are yet capable of preventing sedimentation of particles and the like contained in a discharge liquid.A discharge liquid agitating mechanism in an inkjet recording apparatus which discharges a discharge liquid to a recording medium while moving the recording medium and inkjet heads 100 relative to each other, includes a main tank 80 formed of a flexible material, a support table 81 for supporting the main tank 80, a nozzle 83 for introducing a compressed gas between the main tank 80 and support table 81, a plurality of subtanks 90 formed of the flexible material, a plurality of plate-like objects 91 for supporting the subtanks 90, nozzles 93 for introducing the compressed gas between the subtanks 90 and plate-like objects 91, a pipeline 86 for connecting the main tank 80 and subtanks 90, and pipelines 96 for connecting the subtanks 90 and inkjet heads 100.