Recording apparatus and recording method for recording information on the information recording medium having a plurality of layers

In two-layer rewritable DVD first recording area and present in the second recording area and the different layers, and when the distance between these recordable area (Lm) is not less than a predetermined distance (Lr), the and a same layer as the second recording area the distance between the first recording area forms a relay region where the predetermined distance (Lr) hereinafter, the first recording area, the relay area and a second recording area to, to record sequentially data in this order. Predetermined distance (Lr) is, for example, the maximum value of the distance which seamless reproduction is ensured between information recorded respectively in the two recordable area.