noun
coming in together; influx; entry of people
Noun referring to people coming into a place, often as a group or influx. It is especially natural in written or statistical phrases about visitors entering an area.
連休中は観光客の入り込みが多かった。
During the long weekend, many tourists came in.
市は週末の入り込みを調査している。
The city is studying how many people come in on weekends.
noun
unreserved seats for the public; general public seating
Older or specialized use for public, unreserved seating, especially in contexts such as theaters or public venues. Modern everyday Japanese more often says 自由席.
昔の芝居小屋では、入り込みの席に客が詰めて座った。
In old playhouses, spectators sat packed together in the public unreserved seats.
The modern common term for unreserved seating; 入り込み in this seating sense is older or specialized.
Derived from the masu-stem/noun form of 入り込む, with 入り meaning entering and 込み conveying coming or being packed into a place. The exact historical development of the specialized seating sense is uncertain.