INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress curling of paper.SOLUTION: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a storage part to store a recording medium, an image forming part that forms an image by ejecting an aqueous ink to the recording medium conveyed from the storage part, a separation part that includes a slit to allow the recording medium to pass from the storage part to the image forming part, and an opening and closing part to open and close the slit, and separates the storage part and the image forming part, a detection part to detect conveyance of the recording medium from the storage part to the image forming part, and a control part to control opening and closing of the opening and closing part in accordance with a detection result of the detection part.