How can this three dimensional ball maze be solved?

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You have to manually move the ball around; holes join sides and front-and-back, and as far I can tell you get blocked in the back.

[![Side Left side joins Right of Start][7]][7]
My son is trying solve it, and I want to make sure it can be solved from スタート(start)　to ゴール(goal)。
Note the edges of the sides all have two holes on each left and right that join the other sides.

Hat tip to Graylocke for basically providing the maze diagram which I cleaned up and corrected.

Kyle Williamson · Accepted Answer

Yes, It can be solved.  Using the corrected maze diagram provided by @Graylocke, I believe a possible solution would be:

Graylocke · Answer

I don't know if I have copied everything correctly... however:

As a guide:

I am really curious as to whether my interpretation of the photos is correct because:

EDIT (Post Solve by Kyle Williamson
Just as a side note, there are many ways of solving mazes (wall-hugging etc) though I find that I get lost if I try to tackle the whole of a "wrapping" maze such as this one.
Not that you have asked for one, but my mechanism for solving this kind of maze would be:

(If you don't have it - Draw a map!)
Label all of your "transfer points" on each map piece uniquely using the same marker on both sides.
Start at the Exit and list all the transfer points that you could reach without going through one.
Cross off any that lead to a dead end
If they aren't a dead end, list the new transfer points you can get to from this point that aren't earlier in your chain.
Continue until one transfer point is Start.

Not the most elegant process, but it works.

user2617804 · Answer

Here is an alternative- maybe a bit better because it avoids one face of the cuboid. It is very challenging controlling the ball going around the maze and you want to make it as simple as possible.

How can this three dimensional ball maze be solved?

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