Can I learn Japanese without learning bow to write and write? I’ll provide more info in the comments

Yes, BUT, you will lose determination rapidly as more and more “similar” sounding words which have zero relation to each other are used in normal conversation.

For instance, in English, “bridge” and “chopsticks” are two completely unrelated words. In Japanese hiragana, they are spelled the exactly the same and pronounced similar, “hashi”.

BUT, if you were to properly learn how to read and write Japanese, you would learn that the difference of meaning is in the kanji and the pitch accent.

はし hashi 橋（bridge） with the ha low and shi high in pitch; whereas, chopsticks are pronounced as はし hashi 箸 (chopsticks) but with the ha high and shi low in pitch. In other words, accents make a WORLD of difference in the meaning of Japanese words.

Vowel sounds in Japanese are killer to Latin-based speakers’ ears as we are attuned to listening for consonants, not vowels.

Would you be able to spot the difference if a native speaker spoke extremely fast to you? I personally am not able, though I’ve been studying Japanese for 20 years on a non-professional level. If anything, I would strongly suggest taking a LOT of notes if you’re not going to learn hiragana, katakana or kanji. Good luck!