<p>Fine paper type ink jet recording paper which is designed so as to have pH 6.0-8.0 in cold water extraction to provide printed letters of high quality, said pH range being realized by using a basal paper comprising of wood cellulose and a filler of the kind which has pH 4.0-8.0 0 in a condition of 10 wt% dispersion and by applying an alkali metal salt at a coverage of 0.01-5.0 g/m<2> to at least one surface of said basal paper.</p>