The main body of japanese bells is divided horizontally by three horizontal bands called jotai (the upper band ), chutai (the middle band ) and katai (the lower band ), and also divided in the vertical direction by bands referred to as jutai (vertical bands ). 和鐘の場合、鐘身は上帯・中帯・下帯と称される3本の横帯で水平方向に区切られるとともに、垂直方向にも縦帯と称される帯で区切られる。