noun
overnight stay while traveling; sleeping on the road
Classical and literary term for lodging during a journey, often with a rustic or poetic feel. Cross-referenced with 旅寝, a similar travel-lodging word.
See also: 旅寝
草枕の旅は、昔の歌人にとって風流なものだった。
For poets of old, a journey with overnight stays on the road was a refined experience.
noun
sleeping on grass outdoors; sleeping rough in a field
Literally sleeping on grass in an open field; a more concrete, rustic image. Rare in modern conversation, mostly found in classical poetry or literary descriptions.
野原での草枕は、虫の音だけが聞こえる夜だった。
Sleeping on the grass in the field, it was a night where only the sounds of insects could be heard.