An information recording medium includes a first information layer and a second
information layer. The first information layer includes a first recording layer
in which a reversible phase change is caused between a crystalline phase and an
amorphous phase by irradiation of a laser beam or application of current. The second
information layer includes a second recording layer in which a reversible phase
change is caused between a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase by the irradiation
of the laser beam or the application of the current. The first recording layer
is made of a first material, the second recording layer is made of a second material,
and the first material is different from the second material.