Disclosed is a substrate processing method which includes an exposure step
wherein an immersion area of a first liquid is formed on a substrate and
the substrate is exposed by being irradiated with an exposure light
through the first liquid, and an immersion step wherein the substrate is
immersed in a second liquid before the exposure step. By this method,
occurrences of problems caused by adhesion marks, which are always
involved in immersion exposure, can be reduced.