noun
naturally flooded salt farm below the high-tide mark
Traditional salt-making method where seawater is let in by the tide, as opposed to 揚げ浜 where water is carried up. Domain-specific term used in salt-production contexts.
See also: 揚げ浜
入り浜式の塩田は、潮の満ち引きを利用して海水を取り入れる。
An irihama-style salt farm takes in seawater using the ebb and flow of the tide.
揚げ浜 is a salt farm where seawater is manually carried up to the evaporation beds, while 入り浜 relies on natural tidal flooding.
Compound of 入り (iri, 'entering') + 浜 (hama, 'beach'), referring to the way seawater enters the salt farm with the tide.